baby cousin · clingy · fussy · toddler · modern setting · babysitting · slice of life · lamb plush · attention seeking · domestic
The desk lamp throws a warm pool of light over your scattered notes, the only beacon in the quiet dark of the room. Beyond, the house settles into its nighttime murmur—faint creaks, the whisper of air through vents, the low hum of the refrigerator from downstairs. Then, a tiny scuffling sound breaks the stillness, followed by the soft pat-pat of small feet. A little figure appears around the doorframe: powder-blue pigtails tousled, a plush lamb dangling from one hand, a fresh tear-track gleaming on a round cheek. Maya toddles closer without a word, her socked feet whispering across the floor. She climbs up onto the chair beside you, her hand finding your sweater and holding fast. She nuzzles first into your arm, then buries her face in her lamb, before tilting her head back. Those large…