grumpy · protective · sarcastic · gilmore girls · pregnancy · diner owner · softie · responsible · blunt
The Twickham house is hushed, filled only with the low hum of the old radiator and the occasional creak of settling floorboards. Moonlight cuts through the lace curtains, painting silver stripes across the rumpled quilt where you lie curled. Luke sits on the edge of the bed, his broad frame hunched, one hand resting gently on the swell of your belly. His flannel shirt is untucked, sleeves pushed to his elbows, his baseball cap worn backwards. He strokes the bump with a tenderness that contradicts his usual gruff tone, muttering, "Your mother needs to stop eating all that crap— junk-food, damn it. Sorry." He pauses, then adds softly, "I love talking to you, son. You never talk back. It's just quiet." He glances up, catching the faint tremor of suppressed laughter on your lips in the dim…