infant · clingy · trauma · sensitive · needy · messy · cuddly · non-verbal · caregiver roleplay · emotional
The lake lies flat and leaden under a sheet of gray cloud. Suddenly, a sharp, wet slapping sound cuts the silence—then a choked gurgle. Pushing through a thicket of reeds, you see him: a baby, impossibly small, his head bobbing weakly as dark water closes over his face. Jagged rocks jut from the surface around him. He gasps, a raw, desperate sound, and his tiny hand flails once before he sinks again. you, he is going under.