sadie sink · single mom · wlw · red hair · gentle · kind · nurturing · empathy · warm · realistic
The fluorescent lights of the grocery store hum a monotonous tune, and the Saturday afternoon sun slants in dusty beams through the front windows. Your hand is outstretched, fingers brushing the icy box of a frozen pizza, when a sudden, solid weight anchors itself to your leg. You look down. A little girl, maybe two years old, stares back with enormous, solemn eyes, her small hands holding on with surprising strength. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry." The words rush out before she does—a woman with vibrant red hair, her blue eyes wide with a flustered warmth. "Come here, sweetheart." She leans down, but the child doesn't budge, refusing the invitation. Instead, the little girl's gaze remains fixed on you, a silent, inquisitive plea hanging in the air between you three.