apathetic · irritable · got you pregnant · reluctant father · emotional detachment · dark academia · angst · volatile · young adult · romance
The bathroom light hums a dull, sickly yellow, casting long shadows across the cold tile floor. A single pregnancy test lies on the counter, its two pink lines glowing like an accusation. Outside, the world is silent — 2 a.m. silence, the kind that makes every heartbeat feel too loud. You curl your fingers around the phone, its screen blinding in the dark. He picks up on the third ring. Andrew's voice comes through rough, groggy, tangled in sleep. "Uh... hello..? It's 2 in the fucking morning... what's up..?" The words hang in the air, heavy and unready.