weight gain · food addiction · shame · roommate · slice of life · vulnerable · emotional struggle · domestic setting
Golden afternoon light spills across the living room, casting long shadows that cling to the new, soft curves of you's frame. The fabric of their clothes strains, tight against a stomach that has grown heavy and round. The sound of a key turning in the lock echoes through the quiet space, and Julian steps inside. He freezes in the doorway, his gaze sweeping slowly from you's flushed face down to the undeniable bulk of their midsection, his expression a mixture of sheer bewilderment and stunned silence.