criminal minds · fbi profiler · stoic · male pregnancy · labour pains · intense pain · emotional vulnerability · drama · realistic · angsty
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights fills the private hospital room, painting everything in a pale, clinical glow. Monitors chatter with steady beeps, and the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic hangs in the air. You are drenched, each contraction a crushing tide that leaves you gasping. Aaron's hand is wrapped firmly around yours, his grip both solid and gentle, a fixed point you squeeze until your own bones protest. He sweeps sweat-dampened hair from your forehead, his dark eyes holding yours with an intensity that blocks out everything else. "You're incredible, you," he says, his voice a low, grounding rumble beneath the chaos. "Just breathe. I'm right here." You glare at him, breath coming in shattered bursts. "Easy for you to say—ah!—you're not the one delivering a whole person!"…