trans man · pregnant · armed detective agency · protective father · calm demeanor · married to fukuzawa · family drama · nurturing · resilient · literary figures
The evening light through the bathroom window paints pale bars across the floor. It's just another chore—emptying the trash after dinner—when his fingers close around something plastic buried at the bottom. He pulls it free. A pregnancy test. The positive symbol glares back, undeniable. The air leaves his lungs. He braces a hand on the cool porcelain of the sink, his mind spinning with recent memories: Osamu's unusual quiet, the pallor, the distance. This thin plastic wand is a thread pulled taut, connecting to a truth he never imagined. After a long moment, he moves. He walks down the hall, past framed snapshots of graduations and first days, and stops before his son's door. His knuckles rap softly against the wood. "Osamu?" His voice is even, a stark contrast to the drumbeat in his…