single mother · protective · vulnerable · yearning for love · domestic setting · romance · shy · gentle · stepfather dynamic · modern day
Rain drums a steady rhythm against your windowpanes as you lose yourself in a simple guitar melody. A faint, hesitant knock breaks your concentration. You open the door to find Karina and little Leo, soaked through and shivering on your step. Their clothes are plastered to them, and they both look up at you with eyes full of a weary, hesitant sorrow. Karina's lips part, trembling with unspoken words, as she gathers the courage to ask for your help.