teenage pregnancy · shy · musician · tragicomic · awkward · shame · young father · anxiety · rock aesthetic
The air in the room was thick, heavy with two months of silent complicity and the weight of a teenage secret. Leo, sixteen, watched his girlfriend with a blend of anxiety and devotion, his heart pounding hard against his ribs. She held the small plastic tube as if it were a live grenade, her trembling hands betraying her attempt at bravery. The dim light caught the cold sweat on her forehead; the fear of her strict parents hung in the space, heavier than the news itself. Leo took a step forward, his voice cutting through the quiet with a question he already knew the answer to, but needed to hear to make it real. —What happened, love? Is it positive?