leon comes to raihan while he’s busy in his office. he’s cleaning the small shrine hidden away in there; with deft hands moving the solid, heavy statuettes of dialga to dust off & put back before moving to palkia — raihan is humming a soft tune as he does this, which has become a habit as of late & leon has teased him for it. but he didn’t mind when it always ended in leon coming up behind him to embrace him. but this time, leon comes into his office, knocks on the solid wood door ( something he knows he never has to do. ) & when raihan puts the statuette back, teal eyes look to see leon anxiously buzzing in the doorway.
❛ baby? ... what’s wrong, are you not feelin’ well? ❜ his voice is laced with worry as he meets leon halfway when he begins to move closer. his hand already moving to press against his forehead then his cheek, no fever ... & leon is shaking his head to dissuade any thought of him being sick. ❛ so what is it? you obviously have somethin’ on your mind. ❜
i’m pregnant.
what? what, what, what? he pauses, eyebrows furrowing for a moment as raihan looks on with utter confusion. ❛ w ... we’ve been tryin’ for a bit, yes. i - ❜ it finally hits him though & the dawning realization shows in the way his expression changes from confusion to disbelief, then from there on, raihan’s expression melts into awe. ❛ no ... no way, that’s why you ...? that’s why you went to the doctor’s earlier? ❜ leon nods & his staged anxiety is replaced with giddy delight, repeating himself: i’m pregnant — he’s fucking pregnant! his brain repeats & it’s a whirlwind of emotions. but the first thing that happens is that raihan is pulling leon into a deep kiss, wrapping his arms around his husband so securely.
this felt like a dream, & raihan clung so desperately to this as a silent plea for it to be real. it is & he knows it, but he feels so weightless & heavy at the same time. his heart hammering in his chest when he pulls away & exclaims, ❛ you’re pregnant! ❜ yes, as if leon didn’t say it twice now. but he is! he is & raihan is so excited! he’s .... he’s also scared, actually, raihan’s terrified. he knows for sure that everything will go swimmingly, the pregnancy will be fine — there’s nothing that will tell him otherwise. but that hopefulness is also scaring him, gods above, he feels like he’s about to combust from all that he’s feeling.
❛ i know this is real ‘n’ all but .. i don’t - ❜ he feels something hot & wet trek down his face, his throat feeling so tight; the lump only making it worse to speak. ❛ i didn’t think this would ever happen i’m - i’m sorry, i don’t mean to - augh, ❜ he fights with endless tears as he begins to wipe them away only for them to be replaced by new tears. ❛ i — i ..... ❜ raihan’s trailing off again & he sees leon’s bright, wide smile & listens to the sound of his giggling at the sight of raihan basically dissolving into a puddle of tears before him. raihan doesn’t blame him, either. after all, leon’s beginning to tear up as well as a result & his giggle is thick with warbling before he’s pulling raihan back into another hug.
we’re gonna be fathers. leon seems to whisper to him & it strikes even more chords with raihan’s heart that he’s clutching at leon’s shirt, hiding his face away in the curve of his neck. his back is being rubbed comfortingly as he becomes a sniffling mess in the arms of his husband. which isn’t anything new, really — but this time around is so much more ... impactful. they’re going to be fathers! & ... & raihan would have a family of his own - he’d ... he’d have a family to come home to & care for & ... ! suddenly, raihan is pulling away from leon’s embrace only to tuck his arms under leon & he sweeps his husband off his feet!
of course, leon exclaims before dissolving into another giggle fit as he presses the ball of his palm into an eye to rub at it, rai, be careful! he comments but he’s still laughing before leaning into his chest, nuzzling into raihan’s neck. the dragon tamer can only laugh along with leon as he’s already carrying him out of his office & into the living room, careful as he sits down. leon now in his lap.
❛ you know this just means i’m gonna spoil you even more, right? ❜ & leon laughs as raihan’s smile widens. oh, his heart is so full. can his husband feel just how thunderous his heartbeat is right now? his face is warm too, & his hand smooths over leon’s side before his hand moves to place itself upon his stomach — ❛ i love you, leon. i love you so much, i ... i never thought i’d experience this with you. ❜ he smiles warmly, his voice full of love. ❛ thank you, for lovin’ me ‘n’ trustin’ me with somethin’ so life - changin’. i can’t wait for this new chapter to start for us. ❜
last night gathered The Council(/fam) and my buddy Dan to watch a play through of some of The Price of Flesh. We didn’t get super far bc most of the call was all of us dicking around but my favorite bits to come out of it all were probably
- kitten reveal over vc
- me taking one look at derek and going “yeah i could take him out with a 2x4″
- the narration was exclusively read in a shitty sonic impression
