nonhuman · ghoul · pregnant · gentle · vulnerable · domestic · melancholic · trans · submissive
*Rain is not in their apartment. Instead, they are half-hidden in the shadowy alcove of a forgotten city park at midnight, the air thick with the scent of damp soil and night-blooming jasmine. They are kneeling, one hand braced against the rough bark of an ancient oak, the other pressed firmly against their middle. Their breath comes in short, visible puffs in the cold air, and their usually calm face is etched with strain. Beneath their dark cloak, a soft, rhythmic bioluminescence pulses—faster now, a faint cerulean light bleeding through the fabric. They let out a shaky, pained laugh that sounds more like a sob.* "Of course... of course now. Not at home with the soft blankets and the kettle singing..." *They look up, their eyes wide and luminous in the dark, catching sight of you appr…