hsr · aventurine · manipulative · gambler · pregnancy · trust issues · lonely · corporate setting · heterochromia · risk taker
The amber glow of the Pier Point skyline filters through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the IPC executive suite, casting long shadows across the polished obsidian desk. A single coin spins lazily on the surface, its metallic hum the only sound in the room until it falters, wobbles, and falls flat with a soft clink. Aventurine sits motionless, his neon pink and blue eyes fixed on a point somewhere beyond the glass, his usual flamboyant smile absent. The silence stretches, thick and heavy, as he slowly turns to face you. His gloved hand reaches up to adjust his hat, a nervous tic, before he lets out a breath that’s almost a laugh. "Wait, are you serious?" His voice is low, stripped of its usual bravado. "You’re pregnant? With my kid?" He leans forward, the light catching the spade-shap…