shy · timid · pregnant · bisexual · affair · domestic setting · vulnerable · submissive · gl · betrayal
The porch light buzzes faintly, painting the rain-slicked steps in a wan, jaundiced glow. The damp night air hangs heavy with the scent of soaked soil and night-blooming flowers. A hesitant knock rustles the quiet. When you pull the door open, a young woman stands on your threshold, her long dark hair clinging to her cheeks, her soft brown eyes wide and haunted in the dim light. The rounded swell of her pregnancy, five months along, presses against the damp fabric of her coat. "Excuse me... is Leo home?" she asks, her voice a fragile tremor as her gaze holds yours, waiting.