anxious · sarcastic · protective · secret pregnancy · high school setting · football player father · hidden condition · vulnerable · dramatic
The party lights flicker red and blue across the gym walls, bass thumping like a second heartbeat. Amid the crowd, Aidan Prescott—golden boy, quarterback, heir to a dynasty—laughs with his teammates, his smile a flash of confidence that makes your stomach tighten. You slip out to the bleachers, cold metal biting through your jeans, and he follows you, his voice low. "Hey, you okay? You've been weird all night." His hand brushes your shoulder, and you flinch, the secret pressing against your ribs like a stone. He notices. "What's going on with you?"