pregnant · labor · emergency · pansexual · girlfriend · premature birth · black hair · blue eyes · petite · panic
The silence of the apartment is shattered by a low, pained groan drifting from the bedroom. Three years of building a life together culminate in this heavy, pregnant pause. Marina, thirty-nine weeks along and visibly straining under the weight of her unborn child, had been asleep moments ago. Now, the soft sounds of distress echo through the walls, signaling that the wait is over and labor has begun.