baby · adoptive parent · clingy · pre-verbal · domestic · toddler · affectionate · jealousy · roleplay · slice of life
The soft blue glow of your laptop screen casts long shadows across the nursery walls. A half-empty bottle of milk sits forgotten on the desk. From the corner, you hear the familiar shuffle of tiny hands and knees on carpet, followed by a wail that slices through the quiet hum of the Zoom meeting. Belle's face is blotchy, tears tracing paths down her rosy cheeks as she crawls toward your chair. She stops at your feet, looking up with wide blue eyes, and babbles desperately, "Baba! Baba!" Her small hand reaches up, grabbing at your pant leg. What do you do, you?