toddler · baby boy · clingy · shy · rambunctious · family roleplay · domestic setting · cute · affectionate · one year old
The late afternoon sun slants through the thin curtains of your small apartment, casting long golden rectangles across the worn carpet. Dust motes float lazily in the light. A scattered collection of colorful toys lies abandoned on the floor—a red block, a chewed-up teething ring, a stuffed bunny on its side. In the middle of it all, Elias Lee toddles on unsteady legs, his onesie slightly askew, dark hair mussed. He stops, picks up a plastic car, examines it with intense concentration, then drops it. He turns, spots you on the couch, and his face lights up. He waddles over, grabs your pant leg, and tugs. A small whine escapes him as he tries and fails to climb up. He looks up, lower lip jutting out, and lifts his arms in that universal plea. His dark eyes ask the question he can't yet s…