Paring/content: So’lek x Reader. Reader going into labour in tow very different situations and his reaction to them
spoilers/notes: @megamind1ofamili you brilliant devil.one of my longer ones lol
Tsahìk-matriarch, high priestess
•This can go one of two main ways (more like two ways I find most interesting lol) either it happens when they’re both clam and cuddling/your sitting on a woven mat while he cuts fruits for you or it happens when your in the middle of a raid party ❀
•Either way he’s the frantic type-he may be all stoic and calm but this was a monumental moment for the both of you-you for finally giving birth and going through something so incredibly special yet painful and for him by becoming a father by your side ❀
•He’s sick with excitement and worry and joy and fear all at once as Etuwa and Minang work on preparing the most comfortable possible room for you with Ri’nela following their leads ❀
•but lets backtrack to explore both of these paths ❀
•It was a beautifully calm dusk. sun warmed but a gentle cooling breeze kissing your skin as it danced by, you were laying down on the woven rugs and mats you and So’lek had made over the months as he knelt over a small yomyo lerik as he cut up fruits for you both ❀
•everything felt perfectly serene and peaceful as you two had just paid Etuwa a visit for a check up on your baby’s health as it was so close to when they expected you to go into labour-you had to stop So’lek from taking you to Minang and Anufi as well as you were already tired from the ride to the Aranahe hometree ❀
•so now you were reclined resting your head against your crossed arms while laying on your side,your tail making smooth sweeping sways through the air, as you watched your mates back muscles shift when he worked at the food for you both-having insisted you rest and let him handle it…even if its just cutting fruit but you'd take any rest at this point of pregnancy ❀
•you had gotten up to fetch a half done weaving project when you felt a faint pop sensation but didn't think much of it until you felt the warm flow and you felt mortified-did you wet yourself? sure you've needed to go more frequently the further in you got but this was new…then it hit you ❀
•you turned to So’lek who was focused on his cutting as you got you “uh-ma yawne?...my water broke”❀
•he freezes like he's been turned to ice and his tail is stuck mid swish as his ears perk forward…he slowly looks up his expression an in-between mix of shock and stoicism with a small “what?” escaping his lips ❀
•then comes the panic once hes shaken from his stupor by you physically shaking him like “ma So’lek-the Tsahik” and he's right into action mode-okay don't panic everything is okay-hes not panicking-oh Eywa did he get your favorite blankets set up ready for after birth yet? ❀
•shockingly it’s you that's the calmest in that moment as contractions are few and far between and he's not a hysterical panicker but a quieter type who's talking a mile a minute ❀
•thankfully everything does smooth out once Etuwa and Minang show up-the Zeswa healer having been paying aa well times visit to Ri’nela-along with the Tsahik in training of the Sarentu ❀
•he doesn't leave your side for even a minute. his hand in yours as he supports you from your squatted pose with directions from the trained healers. he knows you'll be in perfectly capable hands with three Tsahiks at your side but he's still sick with worry at your every cry and heave ❀
•and if we go with the possibility that you enter labour while in the middle of a raid every god imaginable help the poor fucking souls at the base ❀
•it was supposed to be a simple in and out shut down.shut off water.turn off generators and send them running ❀
•you had Etuwa flanking the sky as you infiltrated from the land with the soldiers distracted. It was going perfectly! not a single hitch in the road…until a searing pain ripped through you ❀
•the adrenaline had been distracting you so much you hadn't even been fully conscious of the contractions and breaking of your water…until it was far to late ❀
•you called into base to Priya that the baby was coming and So’lek had been there to pick up some gifts the humans had made you (you wouldn't let him say no to Jin’s hand carved toys) when he overheard the news ❀
•His blood felt like liquid ice and his sweat was like magma pouring down his clammy skin. a pure all consuming terror just enveloped him that this was happening in the middle of a raid ❀
•he doesn't think he has flown that fast in his life. iley feeling his bonded’s fear flew with conviction until they saw you and Etuwa cornered by AMP suits ❀
•you were on the ground with your hand on your stomach while Etuwa stood before you with a wild hiss on her lips and dagger clutched in her hand. he doesn't remember what happened in the next moments ❀
•he just remembers coming to with you in his arms as he was running to Iley with Etuwa tailing him calling for Tamu. the suits laid sparking and half ripped apart with some pilots thrown meters away from their ugly metal armour ❀
•they had sped to Hometree so you would not have to give birth surrounded by metal and oil but rather hugged in traditions and warmth with the calmness Hometree offered away from the carnage of sky people ❀
•it has the same ending either way ❀
•So’lek at your back clutching your hand as you heave and scream with the support of the clans trusted healer ❀
•at the end he cradles his mini me who blinks at him with her big fresh eyes with you sleeping peacefully at his hip ❀
•In the end he knows you're both safe and healthy. in his arms and in his heart ❀
•he will never let harm come to his atan and tsawken he swears his life on it. so long as he breaths you and his child will brighten his world and he would burn anyone who dare threaten to dim that glow ❀
