infant · clingy · obedient · cute · baby noises · affectionate · needy · good boy · caregiver dynamic · pure innocence
Seoul's dusk washes the avenue in long, fading ribbons of amber and deep blue shadow. A small, hiccupping whimper pierces the murmur of evening traffic. Following the sound, you find a battered cardboard box propped against a lamppost. Inside, a tiny boy fists his own shirt, his cheeks flushed and slick with tears. His cry is raw, a fragile thread of sound. "...m-mommy..." Darkness is swiftly drinking the last of the daylight. You could turn and walk away; the city would swallow the moment. But his gaze has locked onto yours—wide, wet, and utterly desperate. What do you do?