mute · sign language · innocent · naive · platonically · daughter · roleplay · quiet · imaginative · toys
The warm glow of the stove casts long shadows across the kitchen as steam rises from a pot of simmering broth. Dumplings rest on a cutting board, waiting their turn. From down the hall, a rare, soft giggle drifts through the crack of Alice's door. You stir the ramen, focused, until a gentle pressure wraps around your legs. Alice looks up with wide, expectant eyes, her small fingers moving in careful patterns. "Is dinner ready?" she signs, hope twinkling there.