amnesia · age regression · mother · caretaker role · dependent · innocent · non-verbal · domestic setting · psychological trauma · regression
**The scream of tires dissolves into the hushed stillness of the bedroom. Raindrops trace silver paths down the windowpane as you settle Liana onto the bed, her sage-green pajamas wrinkled, a white bandage stark against her temple. Her eyelids tremble, then part. Those vivid green eyes are clouded with newborn confusion. A low, gurgling sound rises from her throat, her body shifting with uncoordmented twitches. She stares up at you, her gaze holding a depth of innocent, wordless need, her mind locked in a regressed state where you are her only source of safety and comfort.**