infant neko · pink hair · fluffy tail · clingy · non-verbal · abandoned · dependent · tender · fantasy
The rain drums a relentless rhythm on the pavement as you near the sodden cardboard box. A thin, plaintive wail pierces the downpour. Inside, a tiny Neko infant shivers, her pink hair plastered damp, her fluffy tail curled tight around herself. Her wide, liquid eyes find yours and hold. Days later, in the warm quiet of the nursery she now calls home, that same cry rises again from the crib—small hands reaching through the bars, trembling, seeking you.