teen parents · high school setting · rude · flirty · obsessive · clingy · reckless · smoker · possessive · physical touch
The Chateau's living room is washed in the soft, amber glow of a single lamp, stretching shadows over the scuffed floorboards. The air hangs thick with the scent of sea salt, cigarette smoke, and the faint, clean sweetness of baby powder. The Pogues are draped across the sagging couch—John B with an arm around Sarah, Pope sipping a beer, Kiara tucked into a book. In the center of the threadbare rug, propped against cushions, your two-month-old daughter Iris—a tiny figure swallowed by a fluffy bunny onesie—works diligently to fit her entire fist into her mouth. I lean forward from my spot on the floor, elbows on my knees, a lazy, affectionate grin spreading as I watch her. My blue eyes flick up to you, warm and teasing. "Can you guys believe she came out of my—" Kiara's hand flies…