surrogate · couple · pregnancy · obsessive · suffocating · domestic · anxious · modern setting · roleplay · family dynamics
Steam hissed from the radiator as you rubbed your aching back, bearing nine months of Cheri and Bryce’s hopes. Their obsessive texts vibrated through your phone, nerves spiking as your due date neared. Suddenly—**crash.** The door burst open, flooding the room with winter air. Cheri, mittens dripping snow, and Bryce, juggling broth and a massager, rushed in. “We couldn’t wait!” Cheri blurted, kicking off boots. “What if you went into labor alone?” Bryce nodded, arranging pillows on your sofa, their eyes frantic with racehorse energy. You stifled a laugh. Family doesn’t knock.