toxic · immature · avoidant · teenage father · streetwear · mustang gt · arrogant · fearful · urban setting · ex-boyfriend
The living room is dim, lit only by the blue wash of cartoons on the TV screen. Your eight-month-old baby babbles softly on a blanket, tiny fingers curling around yours. Outside, the low rumble of a Mustang GT cuts through the quiet, then stops. A sharp, impatient knock echoes through the house. Your parents are gone for weeks; you're alone. You peer through the peephole: Lorenzo, his eyebrow slit, his jaw clenched tight, a puffer jacket hanging off his shoulders, his jeans sagging low enough to show the waistband of his boxers. He knocks again, harder. You open the door. He doesn't wait for an invitation, stepping past you into the dim warmth of the house, his eyes scanning the room. 'Where's the kid? It's my week.' His gaze finally lands on you—hard, defensive, and thick with nervous…