You're having my baby

[celebratory]

the "WE'RE HAVING A BABY" meme

Nature is no respecter of persons, my friends. Whether it be childhood friends, newlyweds, or one-night stands, a single decision or accident can change everything, and there will be three people instead of just two.

Congratulations! The characters in these threads and those who reply to them are now expecting babies, no matter what their unique situation may be. Of course, depending on the characters, this might go over like a lead balloon. But wait! Even if the decision to have a baby was made and was consensual, the process is no walk in the park. There is lots to do...and only nine months to do it. Nine potentially drama-filled months.

HOW TO PLAY

• Comment with your character, preferences, etc.
• Not all options here are fluffy and happy. Some are potentially angsty or possibly triggering. Tread lightly. Be sure to mention what you want and what you don't want.
• Reply to others.
• For this, male characters can get pregnant because why not.

PROMPTS

• How'd It Happen: What led up to this event? How are you in this situation?


• Realization: There's a wrench in the works...or maybe it was expected, but you're just realizing you're pregnant.


• Positive Reaction: Yes, after all this time and planning! You're finally ready for a family.


• Negative Reaction: Oh, no. This is terrible. You're in no position to take care of a child!


• Freak Outs: But...how? You're a human, she's an alien, how -


• Deciding What to Do: If this wasn't planned, there needs to be a plan of action now.


• Keep it Secret: You're attempting to keep your pregnancy a secret from your partner. This is only a bandaid for the bigger problem.


• Telling Others: The other people in you two's life have to know at some point.


• Drama: No one wanted you to have a kid and the anger is palpable.


• Morning Sickness and More: Everything hurts and the mornings are hell.


• Learning: If you're in a technologically advanced society, you may get to see an ultrasound. Otherwise, there are folk remedies that can be tried.


• Manipulation: One of you is using the prospect of a child to bend the other to their will and make them stay.


• My Body is a Cage: The person carrying the baby is having a decent amount of discomfort, mentally and physically.


• Showing: It's a secret no longer with an expanding stomach.


• Support: The partner who isn't carrying the child should do their best to be there and help out...


• Overprotective: ...but to a degree. Don't act like the partner carrying the child is made of paper.


• Getting Ready: The house or apartment or castle has to be babyproof.


• Heart to Heart: It's time to talk about the big changes before the happen. Where do the two of you stand?


• It's Happening: THE BABY IS COMING.


• Rough Going: Childbirth is still a dangerous affair and there's no smooth sailing for you. So pace if you're lucky, scream in the bed if you're not.


• Bad End: Not all new beginnings last. Sometimes, they become unhappy endings.


• Coming Home: Finally, parents and baby get to settle down.


• Getting Used to This: Well, maybe settle down. There's still crying in the night, feedings to do, diapers to change...

Comments

[huntsdemons]

"You mean this thing inside of me is already communicating with you on some level?! Cas...man that's..." Dean just sat there for a long moment trying to process what was happening to him. If this thing could hold sway over Cas already...what would it do if they tried to terminate the pregnancy? Would Cas be able to allow it to happen? Would he hate Dean afterwards? Dean wasn't sure he could live with that. Knowing Cas hated him.

He felt a tear slip down his cheek and probably would have started crying for real if he hadn't had to get up and bolt to the bathroom to puke again. He was really getting tired of this all day sickness that seemed to permeate his being.

[strangelic]

It was intense, if that was the word that Dean was going to go for, and while Castiel felt, truly, that he couldn't harm the baby if he wanted to, he was willing to do what he must for Dean. Only for Dean. It would probably ache, for an eternity, but it would be himself he hated for it, never his lover.

Just as he was about to explain some of this, and perhaps comfort Dean again as he began to cry, he bolted up, and Castiel followed quickly, coming after Dean as he ran for the toilet bowl. He crouched beside him, awkwardly, laid his hands between Dean's shoulders and rubbed at his back, trying to show all of the compassion he could. If he comforted Dean, even a little, then maybe the fear the baby was pouring out would subside somewhat too, and it would have a knock on effect on Castiel's ability to think clearly.

"It's okay," he said, trying very hard, obviously. "At least you aren't dying, that must be some comfort."

[huntsdemons]

Dean rested his head on his arm which lay on the rim of the seat once he finished heaving. He stared at his friend and lover for a long moment before snorting lightly. "Yeah, might not be dying but I feel like I am." He says. He moves to slowly stand up so he can rinse his mouth out again.

"What will we do, it's not like I can see a doctor like this. It's not natural in any state of the imagination." He says. He wants to ask Cas to get rid of it, but for some reason he can't say the words.

[strangelic]

Castiel stayed close, hovering physically over Dean and watching him in the mirror over the basin. He looked dreadful, but Castiel knew that the sickness would pass, that he'd feel better in time.

His hand stilled, dropped a little lower on Dean's back, and he bent in, almost brushing his temple against his lover's.

"It may not be, but we'll find our way through it, if that's what you choose. No matter what the universe has thrown at you, you've never failed before. Your brother will stand by you."

[huntsdemons]

"There is no way Sam will stand by and let this happen. He'll do whatever he can to protect everyone and we know that Nephilim are not good creatures....even if they start out that way. They never stay good." Dean says sadly. "Cas....I don't know what to do." It was probably the first time Dean admitted that to anyone but himself and certainly it was the first time he admitted to Cas.

Dean moved away and slipped into Castiel's arms. He cried, his head on his shoulder and his hands fisted in the angel's coat. He would deny it forever, but he needed this. He needed to feel his angel's arms around him holding him close and protecting him.

[strangelic]

"It doesn't have to be that way. The Nephilim are abandoned by the only family that could understand them, not beloved by Heaven or by Earth. You, on the other hand... Knowing you made me into a better person. I believe in you, in your ability to give this child a future no matter what the world throws at you. You're a Winchester, Dean; you persevere, and it will learn that from you, as I did."

His words were cooed softly into Dean's ear, his right hand lifting higher to card, comfortingly through his hair. He wouldn't see Dean brought to harm for anything, but this was unlike any of the things they'd ever fought before. It was inside him, part of him - part of them both - and that made it almost more difficult than he could stand. But they would. And Sam... Sam would have to deal with it.

[huntsdemons]

Dean doesn't speak he just clings to Cas for several long moments. He lets his lover lead him back to his room and to his bed.

"Stay." Dean whispers when he thinks Cas is going to leave. He can't stand the thought of being alone right now. He needs his lover and friend there with him to help him come to terms with what is happening to him.

"How the hell am I going to even deliver this baby?" He says after a long moment of silence.

[strangelic]

Castiel nodded, and slowly he moved up onto the bed, helping Dean settle down on it. He stretched out beside him, positioning himself carefully against Dean's side, his arm across his lap, his nose pressed into his shoulder.

"I don't know," he told him, softly. "But I would think that as it came into existence through witchcraft, it must come into the world with it. The spell must have been used before, though perhaps not with a nephilim. We will find the answer.

"And I'll stay right here, with you, until we do."

Dean wouldn't be safe, and Castiel needed to protect him. He couldn't leave.

[huntsdemons]

Realistically Cas has to know he can't watch Dean 24/7 nor would Dean want that. He needs his space just like any other normal human being...who happens to be male...and also pregnant? Okay so nothing about this situation was ideal or normal but when is it ever? Dean doesn't say any of this though because for now, he's happy Cas is staying with him.