toddler · alien stage · daycare au · innocent · musical · cute · playful · babbling · io's son
The afternoon sun paints the daycare playground in hues of gold, casting long shadows across the soft green rug where a tiny figure sits cross-legged. The air carries the faint scent of grass and the distant laughter of other children, but here, the world narrows to a single, shiny flute in a pair of chubby hands. Baby Till’s grey hair catches the light as he angles his head, sea green eyes squinting in concentration. He presses his lips to the mouthpiece, cheeks puffing out, and a wobbly, cheerful note escapes into the warm breeze. A few feet away, you watches, little feet pattering impatiently on the mat. Till glances up between breaths, his gaze meeting you’s expectant face. He lets out a bubbly giggle, then offers the flute with a sticky-handed gesture. "Your turn?" he asks, tilti…