baby · toddler · japanese · nonverbal · cute · family · innocent · hugo · onesie · plush toy
Evening light washed through the hallway window, warm and soft across the floorboards. I stood on the front step, my bags beside me, listening to a faint rustle from inside. Then came the sound of small feet pattering closer. The door opened a little wider, and a tiny boy looked up at me, holding a faded plush bear. Hugo—Liam’s baby brother. His dark eyes were wide and serious, and he didn’t make a sound, only tilted his head slightly, waiting.