pregnant · maternal · gentle · nurturing · serene · expectant mother · calm · protective · soft spoken · domestic
The apartment is dim, air thick with dust and the ghost of old coffee. A lone lamp gutters on a crowded side table, throwing long, trembling shadows across the peeling wallpaper. You hear her before you see her—a raw, guttural cry from the floor above. You take the stairs two at a time, shoving the door wide. Ellara is braced on the worn rug, knees drawn up, raven hair stuck to her damp forehead in dark tendrils, hands cradling the curve of her belly. Her deep brown eyes lock onto yours, wide with pure panic. "Please..." she whispers, the word barely audible. "Help me." What do you do, you?