Omega not wholly omega Steve who has kind of fucky biology but an intense yearning for children. He tries and tries and tries with each alpha only to be distraught each time he can't carry to term.
Until he's 50 and alone and he's stomped down on his own feelings, killed them and his yearning.
Walks, talks and breathes like any other alpha, leans into that side of himself, just burned every bit of his nurturing side becomes the hard boss.
Until he sets up an internal daycare for his company.
Where Alpha Eddie Munson, 30, with multicoloured ribbons in his hair and black painted nails, gallops through the hallways with his merry band of children and Steve doesn't know what he feels he just knows he feels.
Eddie is great with the kids and Steve's not sure he can handle it.
He thinks he'll just be like any other alpha but Eddie is sweet, sharp with his tongue and great at storytime and Steve finds himself waiting around the corner just to listen in to that soft baritone.
Steve at 50 starts getting all the symptoms of a pre-heat when Eddie is near and because Steve's angsty like that he stays away.
Until one day he has a shit day, his heat symptoms are getting worse and he just wants to listen but Eddie finds his little story time hiding place.
He takes one look at Eddie and Eddie at him before blurting out "I want your babies,"
Eddie pops a knot so fast and drops into rut at the same times and passes out.
Hi! I had just reas your little thing about Alice and Robin, and I were wondering if you could write that Rumbelle scene you talked about, that angst moment of losing the child...
Oh, anon, you just asked for angst to the right person. I should quit writing such dramatic scenes, but uh, well, I can’t, so here we go! I’ll be answering the next prompt tomorrow morning, because I’m off to do some stuff right now ;).
This work can also be found on AO3
Summary: Rumple and Belle wanted a second chance at parenthood, but sometimes, things don’t go as planned.
Gone Too Soon
Theywere happy, genuinely happy. Belle found out during their trip to Italy, morespecifically in Verona, such a beautiful place that she had been wanting to seefor so long. Their flight to there had been a torture a her, as her stomach hadbeen twisting painfully all the time and nothing she ate stayed there for toolong. Gideon was six at the time, distracting himself with an animated moviewhile his papa took care of his mama, offering her water when she started tolook pale, wondering what kind of illness she could have.
However,when they landed, Belle told him to wait while she supposedly went to thedrugstore to buy some medicine and went back a while later with the pregnancytest hidden safely inside her bag. She took it as soon as they arrived thehotel, the tears streaming down her face when it came to be positive. They hadbeen trying for another child for years now and she couldn’t believe they werefinally getting it. Belle wiped her tears and prepared herself to dinner,wanting to make a surprise to Rumple.
Thefamily went to nice restaurant where Gideon ate lots of pasta, as they talkedand she guaranteed her husband she was feeling better than never. By the end ofthe night, when Rumple had tucked Gideon into bed and met her in the balcony,Belle gave him the test, wrapped in golden paper, with a beautifully silver bowon it. He kissed her fervently telling her how much he loved her and how he wasgoing to spoil that baby and she laughed happily in his arms, because she hadeverything she wanted now.
Gideonwas pretty excited with the prospect of being a big brother and they continuedto travel as the weeks went by, Rumple constantly taking pictures of her. Hewas mesmerized to get the chance to watch the growth of her tiny bump as hehadn’t in any of the previous times he became a father and she couldn’t be moredelighted to be sharing this with him. But deep down, Belle knew that whenthings seemed to be too perfect, it was because something bad was about tohappen. And it in fact didn’t take long to.
Itwas their second day in Greece and she had spent a long time playing withGideon in the pool splashing water in his face as he did the same with her,just as if she was a kid too. Rumple had a good laugh watching them and he evengot to swim a little too. Everything was nice and sweet and she ended the nightcurled in his arms, too tired to do anything other than sleep. The pain hadstarted after dinner but she didn’t pay much attention to it, because shethought it could be due to something she ate, but by the time she went to bed,it had become something really uncomfortable.
Bellehid her face on Rumple’s chest trying to take a deep breath as she covered herstomach with a hand, feeling the firm curve that should assure her that thechild was growing strong and healthy, but the pain was there, just like cruelcramps like the ones she had sometimes during her period. However, sheshouldn’t be feeling it now and the panic started to fill her, making her heartrace as she looked up at her husband.
“Rumple,something is wrong with the baby,” Belle said, watching as his calm eyesbecame wide. “I’m in pain.”
Hesat up on the bed, bringing Belle with him and looking down as his hand touchedher bump, that was went he noticed that her pyjama bottoms were damp and red.
“Sweetheart,you’re bleeding.”
Shegasped and, in a heartbeat, he was on his feet, getting dressed and wakingGideon up, telling him they needed to take mama to the hospital, but Bellecouldn’t move. It was like her whole world had been paralyzed and all she coulddo was to stare at the mattress as it got wet with the blood that was drippingfrom her. She sobbed, covering her belly, as if she could protect her baby fromthe inevitable, she silently prayed it was just a scare and that everythingwould be fine in the end, but her heart was flipping so painfully that she knewhoping for the best was the only thing she could do to calm herself down.
AllowingRumple to tuck her into a black overcoat, he pulled her up into his arms,taking Belle to the car they had rented and driving her to the hospital, ascared Gideon watching everything quietly. She remembered being taken inside awhite room by doctors who didn’t speak her language, remembered about Rumpleusing magic to translated everything they said, before the tears started tofall from his own eyes and they left them alone in the room, so she could get sometime to prepare herself.
Herhusband held her hand tight, kissing her knuckles and brushing the hair awayfrom her face. She hadn’t understood a thing the doctors said, but somehow, sheknew exactly what was happening, she just didn’t want to accept.
“I’mso sorry, sweetheart,” Rumplestiltskin murmured to her ear. “Theycouldn’t find a heartbeat and they said you’re already miscarrying. The doctorwants to end this already and just clean you, make sure there is nothing left, soyou won’t get an infection.”
Herchin trembled and Belle sobbed, holding his hand firmly to her womb as hepressed his forehead to hers, their tears getting mixed on her face.
“Iwanted it,” she cried. “I was so ready to be a mother again.”
“Iknow, my love, I was too,” Rumple agreed. “But it doesn’t have to bethe end, we… We can try again.”
Sheshook her head. Belle was feeling horrible, laying there watching life fadefrom within her, the child she had been expecting to hold in her arms in acouple of months, simply gone with the blood wash. Before today, she hadn’ttruly known that something could feel so terrible.
“No,”she said, decided. “We’ve known pain enough, you lost Bae, we almost lostGideon, and now this poor baby is gone. My heart can’t take another loss,Rum.”
“You’reright,” he said in a voice that showed he was suffering too.
Ablondish doctor came back inside the room some moments later, saying a coupleof things to Rumple before she started to prepare herself. Belle looked awayfrom the tools she was selecting, not wanting to think about all of them goinginside her to take off the placenta that still made her belly look a bitswollen.
“Doyou want me to stay here with you?” Rumple asked as the doctor settledherself between her legs.
“Yes,please, don’t leave me.”
Henodded, gripping her hand more firmly in his. Belle closed her eyes, feelinghim pet her hair as it all come to an end. She was glad there wasn’t any pain,but once she felt herself completely empty, she started crying again. They wereled to another room, where she could get some rest, but as tired as she was,Belle couldn’t manage to sleep, because all of her plans for the future hadbeen interrupted in that day.
“Hushhush, sweetheart,” Rumplestiltskin murmured to her, trying miserably tomake her feel better, “it will be fine.”
“Thenwhy it hurts so much?”
Hedidn’t have an answer for that, because he could barely cope with his onlyfeelings right now, so the only thing he did was to kiss her tenses and hug heras she cried, until the door was opened to let Gideon in. Rumplestiltskin hadalmost forgot that he had left his boy waiting with some nurses and a couple ofchocolate bars, but someone must had told him where they were and by how preoccupiedhe seemed Rumple thought it was better if he just stayed inside there with themuntil Belle could go home.
“Hey,”Gideon whispered.
“Comehere, my boy, give your mama a hug.”
NoddingGideon rushed towards them, climbing up the hospital bed and cuddling againsthis mother, allowing her to pepper some kisses to his face, bathing him withher tears.
“Youknow what?” He asked his wife. “We are going back to the EnchantedForest as soon as you are recovered. I know how much you miss that place.”
“Wouldyou really take us there?”
“Ofcourse,” Rumplestiltskin tried to smile, but it was impossible. “Itwon’t fix anything, but it will give us a new perspective.”
“Anothernew beginning, huh?”
Bellethought it was supposed to be a good thing for them to start again, even morein such a beloved place, where they had met and everything begun, but she wouldgive anything to have her old plans to become true. But just for tonight, sadand disappointed as she was, Belle would dream with the Dark Castle: Rumplespinning, Gideon reading, her dressed in blue and a beautiful baby sleepingsoundly in her arms. Just tonight it would be real and then she would deal withher loss.
“We were about to have it all, start everything together but then that tragic accident changed it all. We lost our son, we lost everything that we build to become strangers with each another again. To forgot that we had it all one day.” @thejustinb
Hellooooooo~☆ It's meeeeeeeeeee againnnnnnn~ I wonder how would they respond to their s/o's miscarriage. I know it is a sad topic but I wanted to ask. ;_;
Aw, sad topic. But, I’m okay to write it so let’s go!
Again, set after the events of the game.
Noctis, along with the rest of the Kingdom, would excitedly be awaiting his little prince/princess. Ever since his Queen announced it, he’s been able to think of little else, He’d been looking forward to the days when he could feel the baby’s kicks, the days when he could hold his little son or daughter in his arms and feel joy knowing that this little one was of his own blood.
But alas, the kingdom went into mourning for a person that never truly existed. As soon as the news reached him, he abandoned all royal duties and rushed to his Queen’s side, and could do nothing but hold her whilst she cried.
He himself was in shock, but it would eventually twist itself into anger– anger which he ends up taking out of his office, and Ignis comes into disarray; books and papers scattered everywhere, the desk lying on its side, the chair dangerously close to being shoved through the window. By the time he finally calms the King down, the anger and the energy is drained from him, and all he can do is break down in his advisor’s arms.
Prompto was excited to be a dad, but scared, too. He’d never had a real dad; the only examples of it he’d come to know were Noct’s own dad and Gladiolus, who’d acted like a fatherly figure to the group. But, nonetheless, he was going to be a dad now, whether he liked it or not, and his s/o had been so ecstatic to tell him that he couldn’t help but be excited too.
Then one day he noticed; why was she upset? She’d been to the hospital earlier that day for a check-up – he wasn’t able to go with her due to a busy schedule with the King – and had expected the same bubbly excitement she usually displays after seeing her little one again.
He was scared to ask what was wrong, but he did anyway. There was a sniffle, a slight stutter, before she broke down into a sob that broke his heart. She was apologising vehemently, as if she had done something to encourage the miscarriage.
There’s a tiny part of him that’s almost relieved, but he hates himself for it, and can’t help but let the overwhelming sadness devour that, too. He’d rather feel devastated than content.
Ignis knows how to take care of someone. He spent so long working to care for Noctis that it’s like second nature now. A child would be no different, and he’d know how to deal with it; he always would. He had to admit, there was a part of him that was worried, but part of him that was elated. His s/o was having a baby; they were having a baby.
The news of the miscarriage hit them both hard, even if they didn’t show it. His s/o had always been a tough woman, and she refused to let herself cry. Instead, she simply locked the door to the bedroom they’d prepared for the little one and refused to even look at anything baby-related.
He’d try to keep it calm, he’d try to keep working the same. But, those closest to him would know something was off, and one lunchtime with his old friends cut the ties he had on his composure. One question regarding the baby’s state from a curious Prompto did it. He quietly excused himself from the table, asked them not to follow and stopped in a quiet corridor. He allowed himself but a moment, leaning his shoulder against the wall for support, to cry. But that was it; his s/o was being strong, and he would do the same.
Gladiolus loves his s/o, and a child of theirs would be no different. He’s great with kids, from all the years looking after Iris whilst their father was busy in the royal council. Though he knew, and she knew, that whether it be a boy or a girl, they’d have to be trained to be the protector of the next heir. So was the way of the Amicitia bloodline, and he knew he couldn’t go easy on them, to his s/o’s dismay. He hadn’t been easy on Noctis and the results had proven better than he could have hoped.
Iris was overjoyed, too. She was sisterly with his s/o, and the announcement of the baby made it hard, almost, to be in the company of them together; they were always so excited and giddy about the baby, and most of the time they were shopping for new clothes that could fit his hand.
The miscarriage was a shock. Even though she wasn’t a parent, Iris felt it like a blow to the heart too, and Gladio felt awful; he’d protected both his little sister and his s/o so many times in the past, but he couldn’t protect them from something he couldn’t see.
The whole Amicitia family went quiet for a few days. Gladio couldn’t put off work any more than that, and returned to it, sombre. Noctis didn’t have to ask, and nor did he. The silent support was more than Gladio needed.
I found out on the 9th of March I was pregnant after 18 months of trying. Just as we get our referral letter to see the fertility doctor. By the 15th I was spotting. On the 16th they couldn't see anything on the scan. And on the 18th I was told my hormones have not increased enough. Today I was told my hormones have decreased and it is likely an eptopic pregnancy and I have to see the consultant in the morning to see how it will be managed. We had 5 days of happiness. And if we get no joy naturally we are going to have to wait another year to be referred even though there are issues on both sides. This year has been the worst and we aren't even through a quarter of it yet. I'm not going to ask for your prayers as it seems insincere as I struggle to believe in anything higher. But seen as there are only a handful of people know I can't go vent this anywhere else. I wish I never found out. This is too heartbreaking.
