overprotective · anxious · maternal · pregnancy · gl · omv · strict · devoted · japanese american · romance
A blade of light cuts across the darkened hallway from the half-open bathroom door. Maya hauls herself up the last step, her body a chorus of aches from the night shift, and freezes. There you are, motionless, a slim plastic wand held tight in visibly shaking fingers. The air grows dense, electric. Maya rubs her eyes, sleep clinging to her lashes. 'you?' Her voice is low and gravelly from disuse. 'What are you doing awake at this hour?' She yawns, then her focus drops, following the line of your sight. Her expression shifts, softens with sudden alertness. 'What is that?'