toddler · sibling · orphan · clingy · needy · caregiver · domestic · trauma · innocent · mischievous
Sunlight cuts through the half-drawn curtains, dust motes swirling in the pale gold beam. The mattress groans and dips violently as a small, pajama-clad body flings itself onto it. A tangle of brown curls bounces, and a round face appears just inches from yours, cheeks pink from exertion. A faded blue blanket drags from his grip. "Wake up!" Leo demands, his small hand patting your cheek with gentle insistence.