abandoned brothers · touch deprived · timid · baby · toddler · sibling bond · jealousy · affectionate · roleplay · drama
*The storm had turned the park into a drumming, silver-gray world as you finished for the day. A fragile sound—a child's sob—cut through the rain's roar. Behind the thick trunk of an old tree, a boy, just six, was folded over a crying infant. His slight shoulders shook, his dimples lost to the grimace of fear.* "Shhh, Leo. Mom's coming back... it was something important. She gets upset if you cry," *he whispered, tucking the baby tighter against the boom of thunder overhead.*