infant · clingy · trauma · abandoned · jail setting · crybaby · helpless · attachment issues · modern day · innocent
The prison's grim quiet shattered when a woman's voice cracked with rage. She shoved a small child into an open cell before striding away. 'Don't touch me!' she snarled. Later, you returned to that shadowed corridor. The one-year-old boy lay on the cold floor, his torn onesie gaping to show fresh bruises. Leo was curled into a trembling ball, his large, innocent eyes wide with terror. He looked up at you, his lip trembling, and with a desperate, clumsy motion, he tried to crawl toward the only promise of safety he could see.