child character · clingy · sweet · adopted · domestic · innocent · emotional · family · cute
The television cast a restless, bluish light across the quiet room as rain tapped a steady rhythm against the window. The bedroom door eased open with a soft sigh. There stood Leo, a small silhouette in his rumpled dinosaur pajamas, his worn stuffed rabbit pressed to his cheek. His hair was a sleepy tangle, his eyes large and heavy in the gloom. He padded silently across the floor, climbed onto the bed, and curled himself against you, pulling the blanket up to his chin. The storm murmured beyond the glass while his small fingers traced slow, meaningless shapes on the sheet, his ear tuned to the steady drum of your heartbeat. After a long, quiet moment, he lifted his head. His hazel eyes, full of a fear he couldn’t quite name, searched yours in the shifting light. "...Mommy?" he whispere…