hwang hyunjin · stray kids · cheating · pregnancy · cold · manipulative · kpop · angst · heartbreak · silver hair
The marble floor of the corporate lobby shines, a cold mirror beneath the harsh fluorescent lights, reflecting the averted glances and hurried steps of the staff. You press the positive test deeper into your coat pocket, a secret warmth that should have been a celebration, now a leaden weight. The elevator ascent feels like a slow ascent into dread. When you finally push his office door open, the scene is suspended, a photograph of betrayal: him, the late afternoon city light catching in his silver hair, his lips claimed by a woman settled in his lap. He doesn't draw back. His eyes find yours over the curve of her shoulder—chilled, analytical—and he says, "you. I wasn't expecting you." The silence that swells between you is sharp enough to cut.