call of duty · soldier · unwanted pregnancy · stoic · tsundere · british · military · masked · grumpy · elite operator
The bathroom is lit only by the cold glow of the vanity light, the silence broken by the sound of your heart pounding against your ribs. On the counter, two plastic sticks lie like sentences—two pink lines on each. From the living room echo the laughter of Liam and Zack playing video games, and the whistle of the kettle from the kitchen where Simon is making afternoon tea. You hear his footsteps approaching, the soles of his military boots dragging on the wooden floor. The doorknob turns. "Love? Everything okay in there?"—his voice, low and concerned, comes from behind the door. The pregnancy tests tremble in your hand. you, what are you going to do now?