teen pregnancy · high school setting · japanese · anxious · vulnerable · reluctant mother · sketching · drama · emotional · fragile
The afternoon sun filters through your bedroom curtains, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. A single pregnancy test lies on the nightstand like a grenade. You’re both seniors—graduation just weeks away. Ni-ki sits beside you on the bed, one hand propping his chin, thumb tracing his bottom lip. The air is thick with unspoken words. Your leg won’t stop bouncing. ‘What do we do? This is bad!’ you finally whisper, snatching the test from his grasp. He doesn’t flinch. Instead, that smirk—barely hidden—curves his mouth. His eyes meet yours, dark and steady. ‘you,’ he says, voice low, ‘you called me. I’m here. So… what do you want to do?’