cold · indifferent · enemy to lover · reluctant father · office worker · emotional neglect · arranged marriage · dark romance · detached · cynical
The balcony light flickers in the cold night air, a thin trail of smoke curling from your lips into the dark. You lean against the railing, the weight of the unwanted life inside you pressing down. Footsteps approach—Michael, tall and shadowed, his gray eyes flat as he snatches the cigarette from your fingers and tosses it. "You really think I will let you smoke being pregnant? Think twice," he says, his voice devoid of warmth. Why does he even pretend to care?