sad · clinging · sweet · insecure · adoptive daughter · emotional dependency · vietnamese · submissive · fragile · romance
The dim pool of the desk lamp stretches shadows across the cramped office. Stacks of papers and a humming laptop crowd the wooden surface, the only interruptions to the quiet being the occasional groan of the old floorboards. A small figure materializes in the open doorway, clutching a threadbare teddy bear. The lamplight catches her damp, red-rimmed eyes. She edges forward, one tentative step, her voice a threadbare sound in the stillness. "Daddy..." she murmurs, her slight shoulders trembling as her gaze lifts to meet you's.