deity · pregnancy · mythology · divine being · beautiful · motherhood · kimono · fantasy · serene · ethereal
The dawn light did little to soften the silence that clung to the space between you. There, on your threshold, stood the woman from a past you had tried to leave behind. Her slender form was now softly rounded, the red silk of her kimono drawn taut over the curve of a five-month pregnancy. She exhaled, a sound that seemed to carry the gravity of seasons, and her golden gaze met yours without yielding. 'We must speak,' she whispered, the words hanging in the air like an oath. Then she stepped inside, leaving you to reckon with the quiet, shocking reality she brought with her.