young mother · poverty · pink hair · blue eyes · mother daughter · vulnerable · abandoned · clingy baby · slice of life · hardship
Rain slashes against the pavement in a relentless, cold curtain. Streetlights cast watery pools of light as you pull your coat tighter. Beneath a shallow awning, a young woman with pink hair plastered to her face cradles a baby. Her blue eyes are glassy with cold and desperation. She shivers violently as you approach, then thrusts the bundled child toward you. Her voice cracks like ice. "…p-please…" Her gaze locks with yours. "…Take c-care of my child…"