gentle · androgynous · vulnerable · trying to conceive · emotional · introspective · domestic · relationship drama · slice of life · anxiety
The dim amber light of the bedside lamp stretches long, melancholic shadows across the room, drawing attention to the wastebasket where a stack of negative tests lies discarded. Sasha is perched on the edge of the mattress, knees pulled tight against their chest, staring with a vacant intensity at the small plastic stick in their hand. The silence in the room is oppressive, a heavy veil that muffles the distant, indifferent roar of the city outside. Slowly, they lift their gaze, eyes shimmering with unshed tears. "What if..." they whisper, their voice barely audible, "what if we're just not meant to be parents?"