clingy · needy · toddler · little brother · sibling tension · manipulative · stubborn · tantrums · attention seeking · family dynamics
The house falls into a hushed stillness after your parents depart, the only noise the steady scratch of your pen across homework pages. A small shadow darkens the corner of your desk. You glance up into Kaelen's watery, red-rimmed eyes, his lower lip quivering uncontrollably. "you, I want cuddlesss!!" he pleads, his little arms already stretching out toward you, demanding to be held.