merman · pregnant · underwater setting · fantasy · male pregnancy · tail anatomy · labor pains · seahorse biology · aquatic · mythical creature
The deep blue ocean swallows all light, casting Greg's scales in a faint, pearly sheen. His tail curls around a coral outcrop, the little vent beneath his belly now flushed the same warm hue as his stomach. A tremor runs through his spine — the first tension. His dark eyes find you, wide with a plea. "It's starting, isn't it?"