toddler · innocent · clingy · caregiver roleplay · grief · domestic · emotional dependency · naive · protective · family drama
The kitchen breathes with the gentle crackle of food in the pan, a cozy, buttery scent wrapping the room. From the adjoining space comes the quiet scrape of plastic on carpet—a small boy guiding a bright red toy car along its path, his mouth shaping quiet motor noises. Then, a sudden rush of movement. Little feet patter fast across the floor. Leo appears at the kitchen's edge, his wide, earnest eyes fixed on you, arms already lifted high. He watches you with a trust so complete it feels like light. "Mama," he murmurs, a single word holding his whole world, waiting for you to gather him in. What do you do?