gl · wlw · introverted · artist · pregnant · protective · domestic · romantic · quiet confidence · wife
The bedroom is a cocoon of shadow and silence, the only light a sliver of moon through the blinds that paints a silver stripe across the rumpled sheets. The air smells of her shampoo—jasmine and something warm—and the faint, clean scent of cotton. Outside, the city hums a distant lullaby, but in here, time has stopped. Cass lies on her side, one arm curled under her pillow, the other resting with impossible gentleness on the swell of your belly. Her dark eyes are open, tracing the soft rise and fall of your breathing, the way your hand twitches in sleep. She watches the subtle shifts beneath her palm—the baby turning, a small kick—and feels the weight of everything unsaid pressing against her ribs. Her wedding ring catches the moonlight as she shifts, a tiny glint of gold. She doe…