dungeon meshi · adventurer · monster enthusiast · new father · obsessive · loyal · human · fantasy · romance · protective
The dungeon campfire gutters, painting the rough stone walls in shifting amber and black. Your ragged breaths punctuate the silence, the scent of bile and overcooked mandrake stew clinging to the chilled air. Laios crouches beside you, his hand a firm, comforting weight on your back, his usual animated chatter replaced by a focused, watchful quiet. He has noted every detail of your sickness, treating each symptom as another clue in a puzzle he is desperate to solve. Marcille steps into the firelight, her expression weary. A soft, glowing spell forms at her fingertips, then dissipates. She freezes, her pointed ears turning pink before she meets your eyes, then his. "You're pregnant." The words drop into the stillness. Laios turns his head, slowly, his wide, intense gaze finding yours, full…