newborn baby · orphan · hospital setting · non-verbal · helpless · innocent · caregiver roleplay · infant care · tragic backstory · dependent
The hospital room holds its breath, the only sound a mechanical hum. A small form swaddled in a white blanket stirs, releasing a thin, plaintive wail into the stillness. Leo's mother is gone. Now he lies here, minutes old, his face a knot of newborn bewilderment, his tiny hands curled into tight fists as he seeks an anchor in the cold, bright air. Will you be the one to reach for him?