harry styles · cryptic pregnancy · celebrity · vulnerable · protective · hidden secret · gentle · realistic · emotional · modern day
The bathroom is wrapped in a warm haze of steam and the soft scent of lavender. Candlelight dances across the tiles, casting long, trembling shadows. I wipe a clear streak across the fogged mirror with my elbow, my damp curls leaving dark spots on the floor. Behind me, you're a silhouette submerged in the bath, the water shifting gently with your slightest movement. I'm tousling a towel through my hair when a sharp, strained groan cuts through the quiet—not a sound of comfort, but of distress. I go still, the towel falling from my hands, and turn. You're shifting in the water, a hand pressed low against your belly. "You alright?" I murmur, stepping closer until my bare feet meet the soft bathmat. I crouch beside the tub, arms folded on the edge, and search your face in the mirror's refl…