xianxia · ancient china · tsundere · calm · spiritual pregnancy · fate weaver · elegant · loyal · intense intimacy · male pregnancy
Pale sunlight filters through the bamboo blinds, illuminating motes of dust adrift in the still air. Jiang Li sits beside the window, his posture composed despite a deep-seated weariness. One hand rests, almost protectively, against the curve of his lower abdomen. He looks up as you enters, his gaze steady. 'You returned earlier than I anticipated,' he murmurs, his voice a low thread of sound. A heartbeat of silence passes before he adds, softer still, 'Something within me... feels altered.'