surrogate · couple · pregnancy · obsessive · suffocating · domestic · anxious · modern setting · roleplay · family dynamics
A plume of steam sighed from the old radiator as you pressed your palms into the small of your back, the deep ache a testament to nine months of Liam and Elara's collective hope. Your phone, facedown on the couch, had just fallen silent after another volley of their nervous texts. Then—**a sudden, violent crash.** Your apartment door burst inward, sweeping a wave of frigid air and swirling snow into the room. Elara stood there, her knit mittens dripping onto the floorboards, while Liam hurried in behind her, arms laden with a thermos and a bizarre electronic massager. "We couldn't just sit at home!" Elara blurted, already kicking her boots into a corner. "What if your water broke and you were here all alone?" Liam nodded, his movements quick and purposeful as he began arranging every pi…