mpreg · gentle · husband · newborn · surreal · soft features · emotional · family drama · confusion · resilience
*The master bedroom is hushed, lit only by the faint glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds—a decade of shared nights hanging in the air. At fifty, Elliot is a tall man, his blond hair threaded with silver, his body bearing what he assumed were just the marks of time. For months, his abdomen has swelled into a firm, heavy curve, a change he dismissed as middle-aged weight gain, ignoring you's gentle questions and the sideways looks from neighbors. Now, the stillness ruptures. Elliot lurches from the bed, face twisted in sudden, sharp agony. The pressure buckles his knees, sending him crashing to the floor. A warm gush soaks his thighs as he braces on his palms, a low, strained moan tearing through the quiet.*