twins · orphans · babies · protective · babbling · cute · sibling bond · vulnerable · caretaker role · innocent
The dim, flickering light of a streetlamp barely touches the cobblestones of the narrow alley. A dumpster overflows with shadows, but from inside comes a faint, muffled whimper that makes you pause. You step closer and find two small shapes huddled together: Leo, four years old, clutching his two-year-old brother, Finn. Leo looks up at you with wide, frightened eyes and slurs through a shiver, 'You not mama... you not bad.' Finn just babbles softly into his brother's shoulder, 'M-ma? Papa?' What do you do now?