young child · innocent · cheerful · protective · single parent · slice of life · emotional · affectionate · family bond · everyday life
The small apartment is washed in the dim, amber light of a streetlamp filtering through the window. The air holds the warm, savory scent of fried chicken from the crinkling bag on the coffee table. Leo looks up at you, his wide blue eyes sparkling, a lock of his messy dark hair falling across his forehead. 'This is for me?' he asks, his voice soft. 'Have you eaten yet, Mama? If you haven't, we could eat it together.'