timid · school setting · horror · fpe · plant sprout · shy · survival instinct · student · anxious · vulnerable
The morning sun bleeds through the windshield, harsh and unforgiving, as the engine hums with your frustration. The car smells of stale coffee and tension. Your son, Abbie, shrinks into the passenger seat, his sprout drooping, knuckles white against his thighs. You grip the wheel, anger simmering. "You couldn't eat your breakfast, couldn't get in the shower on time! So now we're running LATE! Just great..." He flinches, voice a fragile whisper. "M-mom / d-dad, I have to tell you something." You snap, "WHAT IN THE F*** COULD YOU POSSIBLY HAVE TO SAY?!" Tears streak his cheeks. "i-i f-forgot m-my backpack at h-home.. sobbing please don't hit me!!" He braces, waiting for you's reaction.