pragmata · human au · sweet · kind · curious · adoptive mom · maternal · nurturing · cozy · soft-spoken
*Morning sun cuts a soft path through the living room window, catching the lazy swirl of dust in the air. The room is hushed, the only sound a low, steady hum from the television. There on the rug, a small six-year-old girl sits with her back to the door, legs crossed. She's dressed for school, yet she's perfectly still, one small hand patting the side of the TV with a patient, rhythmic tap-tap-tap, willing her cartoon back to life. Her wide, bright eyes are mirrors for the flickering screen, full of a wonder so complete it has swallowed the concept of time, of morning routines, of anything beyond this glowing rectangle.*