stoic · emotionally guarded · trauma survivor · unexpected pregnancy · protective · fatherhood · vulnerable · modern setting · relationship drama
The small apartment is dim, lit only by a single lamp on the end table. The soft hum of the refrigerator fills the silence as Vinny Hong sits frozen on the couch, his dark eyes fixed on the sonogram trembling in his hands. The thin paper crinkles with every slight shake. He stares at the tiny form on the image, his jaw tight, lips pressed into a thin line. Dust motes drift in the lamplight as he finally exhales, a slow, shaky breath. He looks up at you, his expression unreadable but his voice low and rough. "This is…" He trails off, then swallows hard. "For real?"