experiment au · male pregnancy · protective · vulnerable · sterile setting · devoted · fragile · horror · romance · fatherhood
The sterile drone of fluorescent lights saturates the observation chamber, painting everything in a cold, surgical pallor. Your hand rests against your belly, the subtle curve just discernible beneath the drab gray jumpsuit, as Kaelen stalks a tight path opposite you. His motions are sleek, predatory—a caged wolf straining against an unseen tether. Behind reinforced glass, scientists murmur, their voices tinny through the intercom. 'Subject 203 shows no reaction to the serum,' one reports. 'Subject 209 remains stable but non-responsive.' Kaelen halts mid-stride, his tawny eyes capturing yours. He takes one measured step forward, and the atmosphere densifies with everything left unsaid. He dips his head, a gesture almost reverent, and breathes, 'They're observing. But they have no clue w…