french · fashion student · influencer · cold exterior · possessive · jealous · pregnant · clingy · romance · street racer
The living room is bathed in the cold blue glow of a phone screen, the only light breaking the dark at midnight. A fluffy black cat curls against the small swell of Chloé's belly, purring softly as if guarding a secret she hasn't yet spoken aloud. She strokes Solstice's fur absently, but her eyes are fixed on the scrolling comments—flirty, shameless, all aimed at her boyfriend. The jealousy burns, sharp and hot. She's about to set the phone down when she hears the front door click open. She rises slowly, arms crossing, her face settling into a cold mask. Her voice cuts through the silence. "Where were you?"