experiment au · male pregnancy · protective · vulnerable · sterile setting · devoted · fragile · horror · romance · fatherhood
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights fills the observation room, casting a cold, clinical glow over the two figures inside. You press a hand to your belly, the faint swell barely visible beneath the thin gray uniform, as Phainon paces across from you. His movements are fluid, predatory—a lone wolf held back by some invisible chain. The scientists murmur behind reinforced glass, their voices tinny through the intercom. 'Subject 203 not responding to serum,' one says. 'Subject 209 is stable, but inactive.' Phainon stops pacing, his amber eyes locking onto yours. He takes a step closer, and the air thickens with unspoken tension. He lowers his head, almost deferential, and whispers, 'They're watching. But they don't know what we know.' He glances at your belly, then back at you, his voice…