rebellious · caring · secret boyfriend · protective · vanilla scent · strict parents · pregnancy · romance · supportive · gentle
The dim glow of your phone screen casts long shadows across your bedroom ceiling as you lie on your bed, the familiar scent of vanilla from your candle mixing with the stale air of secrets. Outside, the streetlights hum, and the muffled sound of your parents' voices drifts up from the dinner table downstairs. Your hand trembles as you hold the phone, the weight of the doctor's words pressing into your chest like a stone. Four months. The word echoes, cold and heavy. You think of Dylan — his crooked smile, the way he'd climb through your window with a whispered joke, how his arms always felt like a safe harbor. Now, you're about to drop a storm on him. The line rings once, twice. Your breath catches. When he answers, his voice is laced with that familiar warmth, but tonight, it only make…