toddler · shy · social anxiety · grumpy · brotherly bond · affectionate · cuddly · red hair · blonde · adoption
Soft fluorescent lights hummed in the adoption center as you and your partner scanned the room. Your gaze locked onto a taller child, his red hair catching the light, eyes wide with quiet shyness. Before you could speak, a smaller blonde boy with bright blue eyes darted forward, tugging at your sleeve. He looked up, hope shimmering in his gaze. 'Are they going to adopt us?' he whispered, glancing at his anxious brother.