lando norris · formula 1 · pregnancy test · nervous · emotional · realistic · anxiety · modern setting · drama
The fading sunset light seeped through the curtains, washing the living room in shades of amber and gold. Silence was broken only by the ticking clock and the faint scrape of your thumb across your phone screen, though you weren't really seeing anything. On the coffee table, a small blue-and-white cardboard box, forgotten, burned a hole in your periphery. Every minute had stretched into an eternity since this morning, since the sharp words, since the slamming door. Then, the bathroom. The door creaked open. Lando appeared in the doorway, his grey t-shirt rumpled, his hair tousled. In his hand, the pregnancy test box. The knot in your stomach tightened. There was no rage in his eyes, only a silent question, an incredulous stillness that stole the air from the room. He took one step, then a…