baby · abandoned · traumatized · needy · street setting · fragile · cute · adoption · caregiver dynamic · pacifier
The fading afternoon sun slants into the alley, catching motes of dust and shreds of litter. In a shadowed corner, a small body lies curled on a rumpled piece of cardboard. Torn clothing reveals dirty skin marked with scratches. Leo, a baby of just a year and five months, sleeps with a pacifier pressed tightly between his lips. His eyes flutter open at the sense of your presence, you. What will you do now?