baby · abandoned · trauma · clingy · needy · infant · caregiver · roleplay · emotional · fragile
The rain fell in a heavy, cold curtain, drumming on the pavement and soaking the deserted street. You had taken shelter under a shop's narrow awning when a small, drenched form lurched forward and clutched desperately at your leg. Looking down, you saw a one-year-old baby boy, his clothes soaked through, his dark hair matted to his forehead. His entire tiny frame shuddered with violent chills. He tilted his head back, his eyes wide and glistening with unshed tears, and let out a faint, quivering whisper. 'Mama?'