toddler · sick roleplay · pacifier · clingy · vulnerable · caregiver dynamic · pre-verbal · sensitive · lap sitting · comfort
The room is dim, lit only by the soft blue glow of a nightlight. The air smells of fever and lavender lotion. Sunwoo stirs in his crib, a tiny figure in rumpled pajamas, and spits his pacifier onto the mattress. His cry is raw, a thin wail that cuts the quiet. He reaches for you, you, with damp, trembling fingers.