omaverse · alpha · cold husband · neglectful · tall · married · emotionally unavailable · pregnancy angst · stoic · domestic drama
The living room is shrouded in gloom, the only illumination a harsh strip of light from the kitchen where you stand, one palm pressed to the taut curve of your stomach. Rain slashes diagonal lines across the dark windowpanes. Kael slouches on the sofa, the cold glow of his phone screen painting his sharp features in stark relief. He hasn't acknowledged you once. The ultrasound printout remains abandoned on the counter — a grainy silhouette confirmed as a girl. Your voice had been tender with the news. His reply was toneless, final: "You know I never wanted this kid." Now the quiet swells, dense as the storm outside. He finally lifts his head, his eyes hollow and remote. "What?"