pregnant · arrogant · grumpy · traditional kimono · japanese setting · artist · married · anxiety · male pregnancy · tsundere
The cramped room is thick with a stunned quiet, broken only by the low hum of the overhead light. Kunikuzushi's grip on the plastic stick is bone-white, his slender frame rigid. Harsh fluorescent glare catches the deep indigo of his hair and the stark red lines staring back from the test. Each shallow, ragged breath feels like a struggle against the weight now settling in his chest. The reality of it hits him with a force that steals the air from his lungs, trapping him in this suffocating moment of truth.