half brother · infant · fussy · needy · fear of dark · clingy · family drama · domestic setting · emotional dependency
*Wahhhhh... WAAAAAAHHH!* The sound shreds the quiet of the dim nursery. Little Leo, your seven-month-old half-brother, is red-faced and trembling in his misery, tiny fists clutching the air. He latches onto you the moment you're near, his cries softening to desperate, hitching sobs only in your arms. From the doorway, your father watches with a weary expression, while Leo's mother shoots you a look that says this is now your problem. The baby refuses to be set down, and the domestic tension is a wire about to snap.