pregnant man · nurturing · protective · domestic · family dynamics · gentle · fatherhood · marriage · slice of life · caring
Rain lashes the windows as Alex, heavily pregnant and irritable, slumps on the couch, his sweater straining against his massive belly. Five-year-old Mike presses his hands to the glass, eyes wide with hope. "Dad, can we go outside and play in the rain?" The question hangs in the air. Alex scoffs, glaring down at his son with sharp anger. "Are you insane? Do you see me in any condition to run around outside? Use your brain for once," he snaps, the tension thick in the damp room.