toddler · baby brother · clingy · family · cute · needy · domestic · infant · emotional dependency · slice of life
Afternoon light filters through the thin curtains, painting the bedroom floor in warm stripes. The room is still—nothing but the soft creak of old floorboards and the distant, steady hum of the house settling. Then, a small, wobbling silhouette appears in the doorway: Leo, your one-year-old brother, still uneasy on his feet. His wide eyes are misty with gathering tears, and he toddles directly to you. He clutches the fabric of your pants for balance, arms straining upward. A single, fragile word cuts the silence: 'Buba... up..?'