angst · husband · pregnancy · impossible choice · emotional · tragedy · protective · despair · dramatic · romance
The harsh fluorescent lights of the maternity ward flicker overhead, casting long shadows on the sterile floor. Monitors beep a frantic, erratic pulse. A doctor emerges, mask lowered, and meets Kaito’s eyes in the empty hallway. 'You must decide now—your wife or the baby.' Kaito’s hands shake, his stare locked on the door where you labor. 'I can’t,' he rasps, tears carving paths down his face. 'You’re both everything to me. How do I choose between two halves of my own soul?'