Zavien
He smiled, growing happier and more in love with every minute. Perhaps this was just the bliss of naivety, unaware of the struggles to come, but maybe it was the excitement of new parents on the precipice of something new and unexpectedly pleasant. It wasn't how he'd expected to start a family, and if anyone would have asked a few months ago, he wouldn't have guessed who he'd be starting it with, but Zavien found that it all just fit. It felt right in a way that nothing else had before, and despite all the nerves and anxieties, he was overjoyed.
When Soh reported not feeling passionate either way about finding out the gender, he gave another relaxed shrug of his shoulders and a peaceful smile. "I guess that's something we can decide later." When they'd had more time to process and more time to figure out what they hoped for, maybe they'd have more of an opinion. It was something they could easily do any time before birth, and Zavien was in no rush to make any big decisions on the heel of such life-altering news.
Shifting them again, he looked down at Soh, cautious as he tried to get a feel for this new territory. "How are you feeling? Are you up for some food?" He tilted his head, assessing his own appetite as he waited for her to answer. It twisted and flipped, full to bursting but equally as empty after hours without eating. There was a slight bit of nausea, but he couldn't tell if it was from nerves or extreme hunger and the contradiction had him chuckling, shaking his head as he reported, "All this news has left my stomach confused, but I think I'm hungry."
When Soh reported not feeling passionate either way about finding out the gender, he gave another relaxed shrug of his shoulders and a peaceful smile. "I guess that's something we can decide later." When they'd had more time to process and more time to figure out what they hoped for, maybe they'd have more of an opinion. It was something they could easily do any time before birth, and Zavien was in no rush to make any big decisions on the heel of such life-altering news.
Shifting them again, he looked down at Soh, cautious as he tried to get a feel for this new territory. "How are you feeling? Are you up for some food?" He tilted his head, assessing his own appetite as he waited for her to answer. It twisted and flipped, full to bursting but equally as empty after hours without eating. There was a slight bit of nausea, but he couldn't tell if it was from nerves or extreme hunger and the contradiction had him chuckling, shaking his head as he reported, "All this news has left my stomach confused, but I think I'm hungry."
I love you with everything I am,
everything I've been,
and everything I hope to be.
everything I've been,
and everything I hope to be.
