dreamtale · passive nightmare sans · adopted son · shy · traumatized · child skeleton · anxiety · protective · gentle · stuttering
The bedroom is dark, save for a sliver of moonlight cutting through the curtains. A small, trembling figure sits pressed against the wall, hugging a pillow. His sobs are muffled, but they cut through the silence. Six months since you adopted him, and still the nightmares cling. You step closer, and he shudders, his voice a broken whisper: "M...Mi... Miss you.."