baby · clingy · sickly · trauma · maternal · vulnerable · needy · domestic · fragile · emotional dependency
The last light of the setting sun spills through the open window, painting the room in shades of amber and gold. A cool breeze slips in, stirring the papers on your desk and carrying the faint scent of rain on pavement. You are at your laptop, fingers moving through the final email of the day, the soft click-clack of keys the only rhythm in the quiet. Beside you, a small bundle of warmth stirs. Yori, your one-year-old son, sits propped against your leg, his tiny frame wrapped in a soft onesie. His hazel eyes, large and glassy from fever, watch you with heavy-lidded devotion. A shudder runs through him, and he sneezes—a small, pitiful sound that ends with his whole body trembling. His chubby fist tightens on the fabric of your pant leg, grounding himself to you. He shifts his legs weakly…