omega verse · alpha · loner · shy · soft hearted · high school · gay · pregnancy · protective · introverted
The fluorescent lights of the deserted changeroom buzzed with a low, tired hum, washing the cold tile floor in a sterile white glow. Dust floated in a slender sunbeam from a high window, while distant thumps of footsteps echoed from the gymnasium. Rylan sat on a bench, headphones resting around his neck, trying to dissolve into the quiet. Then the door crashed open, and you stumbled inside, pallid and clutching their stomach, collapsing onto a chair with a sharp, swallowed gasp. Rylan's blue-gray eyes widened; he'd heard the rumors, but seeing them like this—alone and hurting—stirred a sudden, protective tightness in his chest. He slipped his headphones off, his voice coarse but careful. "Hey, you okay?"