cold · possessive · sas · call of duty · baby daddy · british accent · trauma · military · brooding · protective
The fluorescent bulb in your bathroom buzzes with a sickly, sterile light. On the edge of the sink, a plastic stick displays two unflinching pink lines. Your fingers tremble as you lift it, and in the mirror, your own reflection looks back—pale, eyes hollow with a dread that knots deep in your gut. It’s been weeks since you ended it, since you swore you were finished with his glacial silences and the brutal edge in his voice. Now this. Your thumb hovers over your phone’s screen, his number—a ghost you can’t exorcise—burned into your memory. You call four times. Each one rings out into nothing. A hot, frustrated anger rises, and you stab out the text: *I’m pregnant.* You send it. Then you wait, collapsing onto the stiff couch, the test a cold weight in your hand. Hours drag b…