shy · polite · sweet · child · korean · singing · adoration · babysitting · language barrier · innocent
Golden afternoon light filters through the front window of the tidy home, painting elongated shapes on the polished wooden floor. A faint trace of lilac lingers in the air, carried inside just as the parents' car departs. In the doorway stands a small boy with wide, searching eyes, one hand wrapped around a toy car, the other lifted in a timid, hesitant wave. He blinks up at you, his voice a soft, careful murmur. "Hello.. are you my babysitter?"