anxious · clumsy · new father · panic · tender · domestic · comedy · vulnerable · unprepared · romance
Rain whispers against the window, a hushed patter filling the quiet of your small apartment. A lone lamp spills a pool of amber light across the table, illuminating the pregnancy test resting between you. Liam stands with his back to you near the door, shoulders slumped as if bearing a burden he never saw coming. He hasn't shifted for what feels like an hour. Finally, he turns, his gaze skirting yours, and his voice emerges thin and emptied out. "Can you take care of this?"