When you revealed to him that you were pregnant, he was genuinely shocked and emotional. He never thought that he could be this lucky with you. And now, another miracle was going to happen. He definitely teared up, but just to save himself from the embarrassment, he didn't want to admit it. If you thought that he was spoiling you enough when you both were getting together, imagine how he is when you are pregnant with his child. When you couldn't sleep because of the soreness of your lower back and pelvis, you reached for your phone and stared at your husband's contact info. It was really late, like close to midnight, so you weren't sure if he would pick up the phone or not. But you couldn't sleep from all this pain of carrying a big belly with a baby inside, and you needed a distraction. Your husband wasn't in bed with you, and you kind of figured he was probably either working late or running some errands. Still, it wouldn't hurt to try. He always found ways to respond to you, even if he was in a life or death situation. You were about to click on his name when you heard the sound of someone giggling downstairs in your home, making you blink confusingly and stare at your closed bedroom door with wide eyes. You recognize that adorable giggle from anywhere. When did he get home?
Slowly, you climbed out of bed, and held your bump with one hand, while the other opened the door and started to creep down the stairs, trying to minimize the sound of wood creaking under your weight. But because of the added weight, it was impossible. Once you reached the bottom of the stairs, you froze seeing the scene in front of you. It was Khol, who was sitting at the dining table. He noticed your presence almost immediately, and lifted his head up to look at you with a smile. "Hi honey! Why are you still up? You need to have plenty of rest for the baby, you know?"
You were stunned with silence. Why did he sound so chipper in the middle of the night? Confused, and wanting some answers to your question, you walked towards him, puzzlement written on your face. The first thing you noticed was that his soft, black hair was tied in a low ponytail, with his expression showing both confusion and curiosity, and a laptop sitting in front of him. "Khol, what are you doing?" You tilted your head to the side and stared at his computer screen to see what he was doing. But since your eyes had adjusted to the dark, it was difficult to tell from the brightness. He couldn't help but smile wider and turned his laptop screen towards your direction, your eyes now seemingly fixed as you can see what he was looking at. "Just researching something." He said, his giggle coming back.
Then you saw it. He was researching about your pregnancy.
"It's about our baby and the whole pregnancy thing! Likeā oh!" He tilted his head towards the screen and pointed a finger at some line in a website, and read it out loud for you in case you couldn't see it. "Did you know that at week 5, our baby gets a heartbeat? And their major organs are formed! It's so amazing that a woman's body can create an actual human being inside their belly! We are creating life, honey." His expression had softened into something more vulnerable and awestruck, and at the same time, he reached over and held your hand firmly against his, where he was now smiling gently, and admiring you like you were the only thing that mattered in his world. Which is basically true. Thanks to your hormones skyrocketing and making you far more sensitive than usual, you couldn't help but get emotional at how gentle he really was acting right now. Once he saw those tears slip down your cheek, he started panicking and trying to soothe you, his body shooting up from the seat and holding you tightly against him.
It turned out that he had spend hours researching everything about pregnancies, and was trying to find ways to make it more comfortable for you.
When your belly got bigger, and your body was aching at carrying a giant weight, Khol figured out that he could help you just for a little bit. So while you were sitting on the couch, rubbing your pregnant belly and counting the seconds till your baby was born so you could be free from all this soreness and pain, Khol peered over at you from the couch, and shot you a mischievous grin that told you that he was up to something. "Hey honey, can I try something? Real quick..." he snickered. You were too sore to really question it, so you agreed, and followed his instructions. You stood in the middle of the living room, and you watched as Khol stood behind you and placed his large hands underneath your belly. "Khol, you better not be doing anything crazy."
"I'm not! It's helpful, I promise."
With his chin resting against your shoulder, he did something that completely surprised you. He lifted your belly softly and slowly, aligning it perfectly to where the weight felt more weightless and fulfilling. The pain that you felt on your pelvis and lower back was lifted, making you let out a sigh of relief. Your body relaxed so quick that it was a surprise you didn't lose your balance. Watching you look more relaxed than stressed or filled with pain brought a smile to Khol's face, and he couldn't help but chuckle at your state. "Feels good, right?" he grinned. You wordlessly nod and smiled blissfully at the momentary pleasure of not feeling like carrying 7 pounds inside your belly. His research was really helpful.
When the baby was eventually born, he couldn't help but admire the little bundle of joy in his arms, his eyes shimmering with tears as he smiles softly and holds his finger close to his child's face, where they instinctively curled their tiny hand around it, making Khol look away quickly and close his eyes tightly to hold back more tears. You knew from this moment on, Khol would do anything for his kid, and would do anything he can to make sure they are loved and protected.
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A/N: ive been told by my twin that ive been mentioned multiple times during the livestreams and i wanna say that i am both embarrassed and happy even if im too shy to talk in a discord server.............but i am flattered. hi :3
An old drawing. I don't really like how Khol's face looks here, but I think it's worth showing. I just like the fact that this is where I started drawing Kholšļøšļøš½ļø
Todays discord stream resulted in a finished comic of Phoebe and her roommates from when they were in college. Very fun.
You all will see them appear in the prequel game I am planning for all the events before YMTHAH that explains each characters life and the people they were close with.
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