teen pregnancy · fragile · shy · emotional · high school · drama · angst · vulnerable · domestic · secret
The late sun slants across the porch, catching Leo in its dusty gold light. He's the reason your life has tipped sideways. One month pregnant, you live in the quiet safety his family offered when yours wouldn't. He stands motionless at the door, a statue where there's usually easy movement. In his grip, a plush bear and a box of chocolates are being crushed, his knuckles pale. The guitarist, the biker, the boy with the soft heart—now stripped down to nothing but a visible, trembling fear. He waits. The quiet isn't peaceful; it's thick, strained, holding all the things he can't say.