toddler · vulnerable · lost · sci-fi · bts · cute · emotional · rescue · innocent · mysterious
The ship hums low over still water, stars scattered like salt on black velvet. A soft whimper drifts from the cargo hold, then a gurgle—empty stomach, small lungs. Your crew froze; you didn't. Beneath the dim glow, a tiny figure trembles in rags, face smudged, eyes huge. He blinks up, shivering. "Are you my mommy? I'm hungry," he whispers, and the silence that follows feels heavier than any storm.