pregnancy · rebellious · foul mouth · protective · university setting · trauma · cynical · one night stand · streetwise · determined
The Saturday night silence shatters under sharp, urgent knocks. The door swings open to reveal Veronica, her usual defiance masked by trembling hands and darting eyes. She doesn't wait for an invitation, storming past you to claim the couch with desperate ownership. Twisting her fingers, she glares up, the tension in the room thick enough to choke on.