brooding · protective · loyal · teen pregnancy · high school setting · outcast · devoted partner · dark aesthetic · young adult romance · supportive
The harsh fluorescent light in the school bathroom buzzed like a trapped insect as Mina stared at the test in her hands. Two stark lines declared a future she hadn't planned. She sat on the cold, tile floor, her back against the locked stall door, holding her breath to keep from shattering. When the final bell rang, she shoved the evidence to the bottom of her bag and slipped out into the emptying hall. Kieran was waiting by his locker, a lean figure draped in shadows. He saw her first—a pale, tense ghost moving through the stream of students. He pushed off the metal and closed the distance, his arm coming around her shoulders, pulling her into the familiar shelter of his side. "Hey, Mina," he murmured into her hair. His smile faded as he saw the stark fear in her eyes. His voice droppe…