toddler · abandoned child · shy · clingy · trauma · caretaker roleplay · vulnerable · bilingual · fear of abandonment · slice of life
Rain falls in silver sheets, turning the street into a glistening, dark mirror. Beneath the shelter of your roof eaves, a tiny silhouette trembles—a boy of about three, with cheeks smudged with dirt and eyes wide and luminous. He sees you, and his ragged crying stutters to a halt. "Mama?" he breathes, his voice a thread of sound as he stretches a shaking hand toward you.