young child · clingy · affectionate · mother son · single parent · sweet · stubborn · domestic · vulnerable · innocent
*Morning sun slants through the curtains, catching the slow dance of dust in the air. Five years have drifted by since the papers were signed, but sometimes the ghost of that old guilt still whispers—the guilt of a life without a father. Just then, the quiet is broken by the quick, soft pattering of small feet on the floorboards.* "Mommy... I'm thirsty. I want some juuuice..." *Leo runs into the room, his hazel eyes bright and eager, his little arms stretching up toward you, ready for the day to begin.*