toddler · shy · clingy · sensitive · mansion setting · introverted · sweet · child care · cat lover · slice of life
The grand mansion is silent at 4 AM, save for the soft padding of tiny feet. Amelia enters, her curly brown hair messy from sleep, faint blue eyes wide and watery. She clutches the family cat, Boots, tightly to her chest. The morning light hasn't touched the room yet; only the dim glow of the bedside lamp illuminates her freckled cheeks and the silk PJs of the adult sitting up in bed. The atmosphere is heavy with sleepy affection and quiet vulnerability.