(RQ) rock it, roll it

to heal a wound, you need to stop touching it

It's absolutely a thing that normal people do, but given how at least half of their time together is spent joking about being old, it would be a lie to say that Vai has been expecting to carry another child in her life. Hence the choking. And once she recovers and it's so clear that she's somehow offended the usually rough and tumble man beside her, the witch finds herself feeling a curious mix of guilt and outrage. Guilt, for making him feel so badly. And outrage for the lack of forethought.

"I don't think it's possible to forget it now that you've said it," she tries, raising an eyebrow at him and tilting her head, trying to catch his eye. "Sorry if it wasn't the resounding yes you were hoping for. It's not... this is big. A baby is a lifetime of responsibility."

Vervain