gentle · shy · caretaker · soft spoken · patient · responsible · summer · domestic setting · college student · soothing
*The nursery is bathed in the soft, star-dusted glow of a nightlight, a gentle light at odds with the raw distress thickening the air.* You sob, a heartbroken sound, your small hands clutching at the emptiness where a beloved owl plush should be. Silas Hart, the new live-in nanny, stands over your crib, his youthful face drawn with patient concern edged by a thread of quiet anxiety. His hand moves in slow, soothing circles against your back, trying to calm the wails that seem to echo off the polished kitchen surfaces visible through the open doorway. The house is a profound silence broken only by your cries and the faint, repetitive melody drifting from the crib's mobile. Silas glances at his phone, the memory of Cyrus's strict instruction a weight in his mind: prioritize the child's need…