forum Broken Dreams and Haunting Memories// Closed!// 16+

Started September 19, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Astral nodded a bit more at that.
"I… I'm not going to lie, I'm not always going to feel like asking. Still, I'll try."

Simon nodded “okay…thanks for trying then…” he said softly. He’d managed to calm down now. It seemed like the baby didn’t plan on moving anymore right now.

Astral gave Simon's hand one last squeeze before pulling away.
"I'll come back if anything else happens," he said, offering a small smile as he turned to leave.

“Okay…I’ll see you later.” He said, flashing the god a quick smile as he left. That had been…a lot. But so far it seemed manageable.

Mia moved to Simon's side once Astral was gone, holding his hand.
"How are you doing?"

Simon shrugged. “I’m fine. How about you? Are you alright?” He asked her, squeezing her hand gently.

"Yes, I'm fine," Mia said softly. She moved to hug Simon, eyes closed for a moment.
Leo came out from his hiding as well, sitting at Simon's feet.

Simon hugged her tightly, letting go with one arm to go pet Leo. “Everything’s okay now.” He reassured them. “Sorry that that was so sudden.”

Leo leaned into Simon's hand, eyes closing. He was just so tired of being scared…
Mia held onto Simon for a moment, letting out a breath.
"I'm glad for that, at least…"

Simon patted her back gently, letting out a long sigh. "Do you wanna feel it the next time it happens?" He asked. If it had to be someone, he wanted it to be Mia.

"If that's what you'd like." Mia wasn't… fond, of this child. She didn't like this, period. Feeling the child kick and potentially hurt Simon didn't make her feel any better.

“I was just offering, you really don’t have to if you don’t want to.” He said, though he did seem to get a bit upset by her answer. “Just trying to make the best out of this weird situation, you know?” He thought that maybe, just maybe, if he could convince himself he was in any way fine with this, then it wouldn’t hurt him as much as it did right now. Maybe then he wouldn’t feel so used.

Mia let out a small breath.
"I want to, Simon," she said, changing her answer. She didn't want Simon to have to go through this, but she would support him the way he asked her to.

Simon nodded, smiling softly. “Okay then! I’ll let you know the next time.” He said, seeming to cheer up some again.

"Sounds perfect." Mia sat down at Simon's side, smiling softly as she squeezed his hand. Leo made his way forward, trying to rest his head on Simon's lap.

Simon leaned back slightly, making room for Leo on his lap. It was a bit harder than it used to be, but thankfully there was still room for Leo for the moment.

Leo closed his eyes, settling down. Mia smiled faintly. They could all make it. Things would be okay. Maybe… maybe since Astral was finally getting a child, he would be nicer.

Simon certainly hoped that’d be the case but….there were definitely no guarantees. Even if Astral had a nice day every once in awhile, the change was never permanent.

No, it was not.
Mia was silent still, glancing at Simon and Leo every so often. He didn't deserve this. Neither of them did. She couldn't come to accept that she didn't either, though, not truly. Not yet. Perhaps not ever.

Though he didn’t show it, Simon was nervous. About all of this really. He had no idea how he was supposed to manage all of this. He could feel the baby squirm around again but he was too focused on his own anxiety to really pay any attention to it. That is until he wasn’t really given much choice, as the baby kicked again. But this one was much stronger than the last. Stronger than it should be. Simon practically screamed in pain, feeling like something cracked.

Mia jumped back some when Simon screamed, grabbing his hand.
"What's wrong?!" Leo stumbled back, the large cat slowly shaking his head to clear the ringing from his ears.
It didn't take long for Astral to come bursting through the door either, moving to Simon's other side.
"Shit, they're a strong one," he mumbled, hand going to Simon's stomach to start fixing him up already.

As soon as Mia grabbed his hand, Simon squeezed it as tight as he could, his knuckles going white. He squeezed his eyes shut, trying to just breathe through the pain and stop himself from panicking. For once he was glad when Astral showed up. Astral could help. He could fix this.

"You're doing great," Astral said softly, gentle as he healed Simon. "I'm almost done, see?" Astral glanced up at Simon, sighing softly.
"If this is something that's going to happen often… especially with it starting so strong and the child only getting stronger from here… it might be best for us to move your room closer to mine."

Simon quickly opened his eyes at that, looking down at the god. He shook his head. “I-I’ll be fine.” He insisted. He knew it’d stress all of them out more. “It won’t always be this bad…right…?”

"Simon… more likely than not it's going to get worse than this. If it goes too far, I might not be able to make it to you in time to heal you before…" Astral shook his head some.
"We might have some time before then, but I don't want to put you through the risk of dying."