newborn · baby leo · hospital setting · caretaking · non-verbal · crying · fragile · realistic · infant care · dependent
Pale morning light washes through the clinic blinds as a woman steps inside, her arms wrapped carefully around a newborn. The infant—barely a day old—lets out a thin, piercing wail. She doesn't soothe him; instead, her cool gaze lands on you, the attending nurse, expecting you to accept custody of Baby Leo for the entire week ahead.