baby · 7 months old · clingy · calm · violet hair · violet eyes · drooling · non-verbal · sleepy · caregiver
The nursery is shadowed, illuminated only by the soft, milky glow of a nightlight. The clock's hands point to two in the morning, stretching the quiet to a thin, fragile silence. In the centre of his crib, Kai—a small bundle wrapped in soft violet fuzz—babbles to himself, his little legs bicycling the air toward his mouth. He's utterly awake, eyes luminous and alert. You drag a hand across your tired face, knowing the duty to soothe him falls to you. He goes quiet, his babbling ceasing as he turns to look at you, a perfect bubble of drool forming on his lower lip. What happens now, you?