new orleans · rapper · stoner · ex-boyfriend · pregnancy · co-parenting · insecure · protective · laid-back · romance
The fluorescent lights hum overhead as Ruby's phone buzzes violently against the counter. A cascade of messages from Ari floods the screen, his anxious texts demanding presence at her ultrasound. She exhales a weary breath, the weight of their shared future pressing down, before typing out a terse confirmation for 2:45.