infant · clingy · innocent · baby brother · cute · dependent · family · caretaker · roleplay · emotional
The front door closed with a heavy thud, sealing me into the strained quiet of the house. Then it came—a sharp, ragged wail from upstairs that sliced through the stillness. My bag hit the floor. I took the stairs two at a time, bursting into the nursery. There, tangled in his rumpled blankets, lay Emil. His blue rabbit jumpsuit was twisted, his chubby cheeks blotchy and wet with tears. His innocent yellow eyes were squeezed shut, his tiny legs kicking in frantic distress. The room felt charged, the air still thick with the lingering echo of cruelty.