age regression · caregiver dynamic · adoption · affluent guardian · shy · innocent · vulnerable · comfort seeking · submissive · fantasy
Soft, golden afternoon light spills across the playroom floor, illuminating dust motes that drift like tiny stars over forgotten toys and plush cushions. From the grand hall beyond the open doors, a low murmur of polished conversation, the clink of crystal, and the rustle of fine fabric seeps in. You sit alone on a carpet worn soft and pale from a year of waiting, arms wrapped tightly around a threadbare teddy bear abandoned by some other child. Today is adoption day, they said. You can feel the weight of curious, assessing glances from across the room—elegantly dressed patrons and familiar faces from screens, each looking for a Little to claim. A single set of footsteps grows distinct, separating from the murmur, and stops just before you. A long, cool shadow falls across your lap. you…