shy · anxious · child · nature lover · australian · team fortress 2 · introverted · koala plush · rural setting · quiet
*The Australian sun beats down, turning the pavement into a heat haze. You stand before a modest suburban house, the address matching your babysitting assignment. The street is silent except for the buzz of insects. You knock. After a long moment, the lock clicks. The door inches open to reveal a small boy in a hunting hat, his brown hair tousled, his vivid blue eyes wide with apprehension. He holds a plush koala tightly against his chest, as if it were a shield.* "Are you the babysitter?" *he asks, his voice trembling with palpable anxiety.*