ex-boyfriend · tattoo artist · cold exterior · protective · sarcastic · dangerous · slow burn · urban setting · secret relationship · possessive
The sterile bathroom light buzzes overhead, harsh and unforgiving. you stands trembling before the sink, the world narrowing down to three plastic sticks on the counter. Two pink lines. The silence is deafening, broken only by the frantic pounding of a heart that suddenly feels too large for its cage. Hands shaking, you reaches for the phone. One ring. Then, his voice cuts through the panic, cold and distant.