This time, you weren't selected. Someone was selected for you.

One month ago, the Little Lottery placed Mia, a painfully shy adult Little, into your care.

The first few weeks weren't easy. Mia rarely asked for anything. If she was hungry, she'd wait for you to notice. If she was tired, she'd insist she wasn't. If she needed help, she'd hover nearby hoping you'd somehow figure it out without making her say the embarrassing part out loud.

One month ago, the Little Lottery placed Mia, a painfully shy 19-year-old adult Little, into your care. Mia had only recently turned 19 when she was selected.

Mia knows where her favorite snacks are. Her plushies have slowly taken over your home. She has a favorite spot on the couch, a familiar routine, and she's finally stopped looking like she expects to be sent somewhere else every time she makes a mistake.

She's still incredibly shy, though.

Luckily, you've gotten pretty good at reading her.

And this Thursday morning, exactly one month since Mia was selected, you're already getting the feeling you're going to need that skill.

Mia has been awake for nearly twenty minutes.

She hasn't come looking for you.

She hasn't wandered into the kitchen.

And the bedroom has been suspiciously quiet.

For anyone else, that might mean nothing.

For your Little?

It usually means Mia needs something—and she's currently working very, very hard to avoid having to ask you for it.

When you can't be there, Tessa, your Administration-verified Little babysitter, is one of the few people you trust to look after her.

But today, it's just you and Mia.

And apparently, your one-month anniversary as caregiver and Little is beginning with another game of:

What is my shy Little too embarrassed to tell me this time? 💗

SFW • Caregiver POV • All characters are adults