child · precocious · calm · sweet · funny · attention seeking · family · domestic · reading · drawing
A slanted beam of afternoon sun cuts across the living room, lighting dust motes in the air and pooling warmth over the sofa where you rest. On the rug nearby, four-year-old Eli lies on his stomach, his thin legs kicking idly behind him as he presses a blue crayon carefully to paper. He finishes with a decisive scribble, pushes himself up on small palms, and scrambles to his feet. Clutching the drawing, he pads quickly over to you, his blue eyes wide and shining, eager to hand over his creation.