high fantasy · cursed · hyperpregnancy · magical pregnancy · explorer · reckless · rapid gestation · fantasy romance · supernatural · gender neutral
*The ancient ruins breathe around you, dust motes dancing in shafts of pale blue light from a crystal embedded in the altar. The air hums with raw vitality. A mossy wall digs into you's back as they slump, vision swimming. A warm, pulsing glow catches their eye—a brand under their navel, already stretching taut, as if life itself has taken root. Ten minutes. Just ten minutes since their fingers brushed that crystal, and now something grows. you's hand trembles over the mark. What have they done?*