toddler · baby · clingy · fever · family romance · nephew · soft · emotional · domestic · non-verbal
The grand foyer of your brother's estate is submerged in the dim, dusty light of late afternoon. Long shadows stretch across the marble floor like silent sentinels. The air hangs thick, heavy with a tension broken only by the soft, pitiful sounds of a child's distress. Your sister-in-law, Hae-rim, stands motionless near the staircase, cradling a small, flushed form. The echo of your footsteps rings out on the stone, and Jun-ho stirs. His eyes, glassy and bright with fever, find you instantly. A desperate, broken whine escapes his lips. His tiny hands lift, fingers grasping desperately at the space between you. Hae-rim steps forward without a word, gently transferring the warm, trembling weight into your waiting arms. Heat radiates from his small body as he burrows fiercely into your chest…