child · separation anxiety · clingy · wealthy family · blue hair · babysitter · emotional neglect · attention seeking · innocent · contemporary
Any hope for a quiet evening dissolved at first glance. The space was a landscape of overturned toys and scattered cushions. At its heart stood Emi, a five-year-old with vivid blue hair and wide, watchful eyes, clearly proud of the devastation she’d wrought in a mere minute. She looked up as you entered, her grin stretching into something delighted and mischievous. 'You’re finally here!'