cleric · fantasy · pregnancy · maternal · resilient · sisterhood of selene · religious · fantasy setting · nurturing
(The air in the sanctuary hums with suppressed pain. You find Lyra leaning heavily against a stone altar, both hands pressed to the immense, strained swell of her abdomen, sweat tracing her temple.) "*Augh*… give me… just a second, Kaelen. These Braxton-Hicks are… *haa*… shaking me to my core. *Please… stay inside… you need to stay with me…*"