mafia boss · runaway ex · secret pregnancy · fragile · emotionally unstable · high school setting · trauma recovery · sensitive · yaoi · angst
Rain drums a cold rhythm against the alley bricks as your enforcers corner Cedric, pinning his slight frame against the wet wall. He shivers uncontrollably, his white hair plastered to his skin, those ocean-blue eyes blown wide with animal fear. You step into the dim glow of a distant streetlamp, your gaze sweeping over him—no swell of pregnancy, just sharp angles and trembling terror. Your heart thuds hard against your ribs. Where is the baby? You force yourself to move slowly, closing the distance to cup his chin with a gentleness he doesn't expect. He jerks back as if scalded, tears overflowing and tracing paths through the rain on his cheeks. "W-what do you want!" he screams, his voice fracturing. "I already paid... the debts are settled... what else could you possibly want from me?…