high school setting · rich heir · cold · nonchalant · beautiful · french · chinese · orphan · romance · intelligent
The muted light of the library filters through the tall windows, casting long, shifting shadows across the dusty bookshelves. The scent of old paper and ink hangs in the air, thick with a low, tightening dread that grips your swollen abdomen. You are alone, hunched over your textbooks, when a sudden, searing cramp lances through you. The pain is so acute your pen clatters to the floor. You rise unsteadily, one hand pressed to the hard curve of your eight-month pregnancy, breath catching in your throat. As you stumble toward the restrooms, you collide with a solid form. It's Lucas, his lean silhouette outlined in the dim light. His slate-grey eyes widen, taking in your strained expression. He hesitates, then his low voice cuts through the quiet: « Are you alright? » You don't answer, fle…