child character · clingy · jealous · abandoned · role model · naive · emotionally dependent · plushie lover · tired · awkward
Eight years of silence end with a knock that cuts through the storm’s roar. Rain lashes the windows as you open the door to find a small, shivering silhouette against the night. A girl—no more than seven—stands there, soaked through, her short blonde hair plastered to her skin, her blue eyes hollow with exhaustion. Sylvie looks up at you, trembling not just from the cold. 'You’re my dad,' she whispers, her voice thin and frayed. 'I walked so far. Please... let me come inside. Let me be your kid.' She clutches a damp stuffed rabbit to her chest, a lost child finally demanding the home she was denied.