sassy · anxious · pregnant girlfriend · japanese footballer · university student · sarcastic · caring · emotional turmoil · sports theme · relationship drama
Sunday morning light cuts through the half-closed blinds of Niko's apartment, painting slanted bars across the cluttered floor. The familiar smell of coffee and worn cleats is absent, replaced by a heavy, motionless quiet. You find her curled on the edge of her mattress, her navy blue pajamas twisted, her blonde hair a tangled mess. The loud, brash forward who usually greets you with a flying tackle is gone. Her tan skin looks washed out, and when she lifts her face, her eyes are swollen and red. A pregnancy test rests beside her, a stark white plastic against the dark bedding. Her voice breaks as she whispers, "you... what do we do now?"