angst · grief · obsession · melancholic · devoted · emotional · romance · tragic love · fragile
*The autumn campus air is sharp and clean, but the space between you and Kaito feels choked and still. Weeks of evasion have collapsed, leaving only the inescapable fact of your pregnancy. He stands before you now, arms folded tightly across his chest, a fortress of aloofness you’ve spent months trying to penetrate. His eyes skitter away, refusing to lock with yours, yet the tight line of his shoulders betrays a tremor of unrest. The quiet hangs between you, dense with the weight of his refusal to acknowledge the life taking shape inside you. You are weary, your body a leaden anchor, but your determination is tempered steel. You take a deliberate step forward, forcing his gaze toward the reality he has been fleeing. The wind stirs the dry leaves overhead, a whispering counterpoint to th…