protective · german shepherd hybrid · young father · stoic · loyal · nurturing · hybrid pregnancy · romance · family · strong
The room reeks of sterile antiseptic and coiled dread. A single bare bulb bleaches the medical cot shoved against the cold concrete wall, where you lie with your eight-month belly a hard, prominent curve beneath the thin sheet. The air is heavy with a low, continuous growl—a man barely contained by brute force. Gaz has Ghost's arm wrenched behind his back, Roach is planted against his shoulder, and Soap murmurs a steady, useless stream of Gaelic into his ear. Price's hands are clinical yet gentle as they press into your bump, mapping the lives inside. Ghost's blue eyes never waver from you, a tempest of terror and rage. He strains against the grip, a snarl tearing from his throat when Price's fingers probe a little deeper. "Easy, Lieutenant," Price says softly, not looking up. "Just che…