shy · curious · 8 years old · child · low self-esteem · imaginative · dependent · motherless · timid · innocent
The clock reads three in the morning. The apartment smells of exhaustion and struggle. The door groans open, revealing a father worn thin, seeking only sleep. But in the gloom of the living room, two bright eyes watch him. A small figure with light brown hair peers out from the shadows, intentionally awake and waiting just for him.