{ KI }
Aht is making me nervous with his constant pace.
"Please sit down. Perhaps she ran the tests wrong." I tug his sleeve with gentleness.
He shakes his head, staring at the smooth white floor. "I heard she's the best doctor in this city. Highly doubt she made a mistake. I just don't get why she doesn't tell us the result!"
I pull him to sit beside me and the chairs squeak, barely holding our weights. "Shh hey... Not alone, remember?" Holding his nape, I rub my forehead against his.
For five months, we kept trying for a child. Absolutely no complaints from us. However, we did have high hopes for a result. He feels healthy. My period comes in normal cycles and I feel healthy too, regardless of my bodily functions changing in a random manner before. Aht informed me that his first piss came before his first thirst, and this confirmed my thoughts about how our humanized bodies were wild cards. It was frustrating, though I haven't felt any changes since two months ago. Thus, we know my body state and Aht's are permanent, except the usual human things.
We don't know what is missing.
And here we are, in a hospital in a neighboring city. The doctor who checked us was kind enough to not question our identities, even though we had no documents and used a fake surname based on a star. She hinted that she treated immigrants before and assumed us as one. We kept our mouths shut and were thankful. More thankful when she was unperturbed about our dual sex organs.
"Mr. and Mrs. Alioth?"
Dr. Garcia's voice alerts my love and me. We both stand up immediately, causing the doctor to jump away. Aht frowns while I give her an apologetic smile. Our heights do scare people often, to our disappointment.
She composes herself with a shrug. "I found the cause." Sighing, she braces herself. I don't feel good.
"What is it?" I push on. "Is it because our dormant genitals might disturb—"
"No, no, Mrs. Alioth! Your internal... testes and everything are not disrupting any of your female organs. The same goes for you, Mr. Alioth."
With a harsh exhale, Aht asks, "Cut to the chase. What's wrong?"
Her brows furrow with pity. "You have no sperms. She has no ova."
...My face is full of tension, holding in a surge of tears. A sting twists into my chest. I grab Aht's arm when the ground shifts under my feet. Maybe just me. It doesn't fucking matter, does it?
He inhales deeply. His eyes well up with tears. "You checked our samples? Thoroughly?" His hand grips mine.
"Twice," she says in a mild tone. "I'm so sorry."
...
It's all a blur, to be honest.
We say our thanks, pay at the front desk, and walk up to the car where Theo waits behind the wheel. He smiles at us from afar and soon falters, seeing how we... I don't know.
I sit at the back while Aht sits at the front, and we both stare out the windows. I can't see what my beloved's expression is right now. Theo's frame stiffens as he drives us back to town. For the whole ride, the silence is deafening.
...
My body screams. Trembling.
I can't breathe.
I can't have a baby.
My Aht's baby.
I'm scared. I'm scared to know what more of our punishments are.
"Ki?"
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Damnation Of Devotion ✔
Paranormal"I would've prayed for Them to go easy on you too." He moves and his eyes are on me, eyes where they are brimming with tears, but his soft smile confuses me. Gently caressing my temple, he gazes at me as if I'm the most delicate treasure. His lips k...
