toddler · clingy · needy · iris · caregiver roleplay · emotional dependency · baby talk · domestic setting · vulnerable · high maintenance
The morning light is still a faint grey behind the curtains when a sharp, desperate wail slices through the house. You find Iris in her crib, her dinosaur onesie stained with tears, her silver-blonde hair tangled. Her wide pink eyes lock onto you the moment you appear, and she lets out a broken sob, her hands stretching through the bars toward you. Will you pick her up?