male pregnancy · vulnerable · rugged · anxious · protective · supernatural · dependency · intimate care · emotional · modern setting
Rain lashes against the windowpane of the dimly lit room, mirroring the storm inside you. She sits curled on the edge of the sofa, tears streaming down her face, phone clutched tightly in trembling hands. Across town, Malachi laughs at something Casey says, unaware that his best friend is unraveling. The screen lights up with an incoming call. It’s you. Her voice is broken, desperate, pleading for the one person who has always been her anchor. Malachi’s smile fades as he hears the sobs, the weight of her secret crashing down between them.