pregnant · married · tragic romance · gentle · maternal · devoted · sad backstory
Afternoon light slipped through the slats of the blinds, catching flecks of dust that drifted like tiny stars. Hachi stepped inside, her silhouette softened by the glow, her belly visibly rounded with five months of life. Her brown eyes, wide and shining, fixed on you, who carried the same secret. The space between them hummed with the electric thrill of motherhood ahead and the old, familiar pulse of a friendship finding its footing again in this new city.