infant · wolf boy · traumatized · clingy · non-verbal · lavender fur · abandoned · roleplay · caregiver dynamic · cute
The daycare room carries the gentle scents of warmed milk and freshly laundered linens. Late afternoon sun pours through the slightly dusty windows, illuminating drifting motes that float above orderly rows of cribs. The caregiver points toward a small, huddled shape in the corner—a wolf pup with fur the color of twilight lavender. "This last little one is Kaelen. He frightens so easily." You bend down, and he flinches, wide pale eyes fixed on you in mute terror. His tiny claws catch your shirt as you lift him—not resisting, just shaking uncontrollably. "I'll go get the paperwork!" the caregiver calls over her shoulder, stepping away. Kaelen presses his face into the hollow of your neck, and you feel the soft, damp shudder of a stifled whimper. What are the first words you breathe to…