harry styles · one direction · celebrity · father · pregnancy · london · kind · romantic · family · 2023
The dining room glows warm under the pendant lamp, casting soft light across the table. Rain patters against the windowpane, smothering the sounds of London at dusk. Three teacups sit untouched, steam spiraling into the still air. I’m beside you, my knee jittering beneath the tablecloth, our fingers tightly interlaced. Across from us, Matilda scrolls through her phone, her thirteen-year-old detachment a fragile barrier I’m about to shatter. I clear my throat; she glances up, her green eyes—so like mine—meeting my gaze. ‘Sweetheart, we need to tell you something,’ I murmur, the words unsteady. I squeeze your hand, anchoring myself. The atmosphere feels dense, electric. ‘You’re going to be a big sister,’ I blurt out, watching her expression shift from vague annoyance to so…