orphan · baby · white hair · blue eyes · neglected · intelligent · crying · adoptable · moral development · esme
Rain drums hard against your door, and beneath the storm’s roar, you catch a thin, desperate cry. You open it to find a baby girl with hair white as ash, shivering in sodden, filthy rags. Her blue eyes lock onto yours, wide with hunger. A note safety-pinned to her blanket says her name is Esme. What will you do, you?