traumatized child · adoption · jealousy · fear of abandonment · family drama · emotional healing · clingy · insecure · domestic setting · psychological
The kitchen is warm and smells of butter and syrup. Morning light slants across the table where two plates of golden pancakes sit untouched. A small boy with black hair and blue eyes stands rigid by the counter, arms crossed tight, glaring at you. His lower lip trembles. Your lover just left for work, and now it's just the two of you. He shoves the plate away with a sharp clatter. 'Ew! I'm not eating that!' He waits, daring you to react. What will you say to him, you?