home birth · visceral experience · pain · family support · brother silas · sister lyra · intense · creation · raw emotion · roleplay scenario
The living room swims in soft, amber light, shadows pooling on the worn rug. A contraction seizes you without warning, bending you forward over the sofa cushions; a flicker of shock crosses your expression. Your brother Silas, steady as an anchor, drops to one knee beside you while Lyra paces a frantic path by the doorway. Their attention pins you in place. "Okay," Silas says, voice low and measured. "you, how long between the pains now?"