Alrighty so here's my prompt: A few years post-game, Fragile and Higgs have established a more of less fixed relationship. Fragile has a very special "delivery" for him: a messy prenatal ultrasound image. Could you write Higgs' reaction when he realizes he's going to be a dad?🙈 (sorry if this is too cheesy, I understand if you don't want to write it lmao)
@nireey Thank you for sending it in. I hope you like my interpretation of it :D!
Higgs was fixated on a side project at his bunker. It had been several years since his fallout with the world, with the Extinction Entity, with everyone he had a connection with. Higgs changed a lot during those years, but a lot of habits were seldom gone. Nonetheless, he managed by some miracle to rekindle the connection he had with Fragile.
It was a long process for both of them. Neither wanted anything to do with each other after what transpired on the beach. Fragile had every intention to keep her word about never seeing Higgs again, but alas he had his ways of bumping into her. After making her run through Timefall, and having his life spared, Higgs was adamant about making amends. It drove her crazy. He spent roughly two years trying to owe Fragile back for the pain and misery he had personally caused her. Higgs nearly gave up until she came around. A while after that, their relationship came about.
In the grand scheme of things, Higgs knew it was probably stupid being with Fragile considering the history among other things between them, but he had been enjoying his time with her. Being cared for, being seen, it was something he only dreamed about. Occasionally, it brought to mind that the power he sought long ago wasn’t from Amelie, but he needed it from Fragile. She made him feel like a king even when he deserved no crown.
Higgs looked up, hearing the familiar sound of a delivery bot coming his way. As the machine hustled to drop off a delivery, Higgs sighed upon seeing Fragile wasn’t alongside the blasted thing. She had been gone on a business venture for a week, and Higgs was starting to get lonely without her.
“Better be somethin’ good,” Higgs said towards the delivery bot as it dropped off a small package with the Fragile Express logo on the side. Higgs quirked an eyebrow, knowing full well it was from Fragile herself. Whenever it was something personal, she always added on a cryptobiote sticker on the top, letting Higgs know it was for his eyes only.
Upon unclamping the box and bringing over by an outdoor seat, Higgs sighed and sat down. There were several black and white photographs of something peculiar. He squinted his eyes, trying to make tails of it. He had never seen anything this bizarre before. The code numbers and comments off to the side didn’t help much. Higgs was a smart man, but from what he assumed was medical terminology, that wasn’t his forte.
At the bottom was a small note which he picked up, recognizing Fragile’s handwriting right away.
Hey--I’m going to be home in a few more days but I got held up by this little thing. These pictures are of someone important. You’ll be meeting them in nine months. Call it the delivery of a century at Fragile Express. I know you’re probably scared, but we will get through this. Love you.
Higgs was puzzled until everything began to click. As soon as the realization hit him, Higgs’s eyes widened as he let out a deep breath. His heart thudded deeply in his chest as he looked down at the images, realizing he was staring at his unborn child. Surprisingly, after he caught his breath, Higgs couldn’t stop smiling at the images. The corner of his eyes tearing up as his fingers gently traced over the small blobs.
God, he was scared. Scared beyond compare, but Higgs knew he’d never be like his daddy. He’d never allow another life, something he made, to go through the hell he endured.
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