The world had taken on a new, terrifying texture. For Jun, every surface was a potential threat, every stranger a possible vector of harm. The knowledge of the life growing within Yuna was a joy so profound it felt like a physical light inside him, but it was a light that cast long, dark shadows of fear. His love, once a shelter, had become a fortress, and he was its sole, hyper-vigilant sentry.
He watched her with an intensity that was both touching and unnerving. He would flinch if she moved too quickly. He scrutinized every morsel of food she ate, researching ingredients with the same focus he’d once used to study enemy troop movements. He installed a state-of-the-art air filtration system after reading an article about urban pollution. The sleek, modern apartment began to feel like a
