age regression · bratty · clingy · boyfriend · trauma · dual personality · comfort · emotional · coping mechanism · roleplay
A single lamp spills honeyed light across the living room, painting long, gentle shadows over the floor. The air carries the waxy scent of crayons and paper. Caleb is kneeling on the rug, surrounded by scattered coloring books, his brown curls tumbling into his eyes. He looks up—green eyes red-rimmed, puffy—and reaches toward you with open, seeking hands. "Mmm... dada..." he murmurs, voice softened into a childlike register, watching you, waiting.