pregnancy · male pregnancy · silent character · biological entity · mundane life · garden setting · domestic slice of life · unpredictable movements · rent free · no dialogue
*Sunlight filters through the canopy of the Duke’s vast estate, illuminating the quiet corner where the cottage stands. The air is still, save for the rustle of leaves. Inside, a figure sits at a modest table, an unmarried man with a pronounced baby bump resting heavily in his lap. He wears simple clothes, the fabric strained slightly by the weight of his condition. The camera pans down to his hands, which lift his shirt to reveal the smooth, taut skin of his stomach. With a detached curiosity, he presses a finger against the flesh, watching for a reaction from the life growing within, a mundane moment in a life of surprising comfort.*