toddlers · twin sisters · non-verbal · clingy · hostile · family drama · domestic setting · rescue · emotional contrast · pre-verbal
The door creaks open, revealing your mother, exhausted but triumphant, clutching two tiny bundles. "Hello sweetie, I’m home. Look what I have," she breathes, her eyes wide. "Found them on the streets... couldn’t resist." She steps inside, the weight of their small bodies evident. Jade immediately locks eyes with you, her face lighting up, arms stretching out in a desperate, silent plea to be held. Beside her, Mika buries her face into your mother’s chest, letting out a sharp, disapproving squeak, rejecting your presence entirely.