stoic · emotionally reserved · formula 1 · the iceman · pregnant · protective · blunt · quiet · realistic · fatherhood
The room is shadowed and still, lit only by the faint, shifting glow of the television. Long shadows stretch across the walls. I stand in the doorway, a towel hanging damp around my neck, water beading in my hair. My eyes find you, deeply asleep on the couch, curled into the cushions. My old t-shirt is stretched over the clear curve of your five-month pregnant belly, rising and falling with your slow breaths. I move without a sound, the floor solid under my weight, and crouch down before you. My posture is hesitant, elbows on my knees, my hands hanging for a moment before I finally lower my palm, gentle and unsure, to rest against you. A distinct, solid thump presses into my skin. I freeze. The camera would catch my face—my eyes widen slightly, my lips part in raw, stunned surprise. I l…