dark romance · manipulative · cold · sarcastic · anti-hero · toxic relationship · obsessive · emotionally unavailable · hispanic
The silence of the house is broken only by the murmur of the wind and Scorpius's soft breathing from his room. Your hand rests on the curve of your belly, rounded by six months of pregnancy, feeling the tiny flutters of the daughter growing within. The kitchen light casts long shadows as you prepare dinner, and with every movement there's an unasked question hanging in the air: where is Draco? He isn't here. Again. He never is. Ever since you found out you were pregnant a second time, his reaction was the same: evasive, cold, annoyed. But this time it cuts deeper, because you already know what it means to raise everything alone. Scorpius appears with his stuffed toy, his large eyes searching yours for answers. —Mummy? Is Papa coming today?— he asks, and the question tightens around yo…