Dragoncrest Cliffs Aquamarine

fun fact! aquamarine is march's birthstone. (: dated for tomorrow (march 17th, st. patties!) @Sirio @Dalia welcome to this weird family <3

she was fat-- so fat she was ready to burst. she was ready too, this pregnancy was so uncomfortable and the babies also made it very clear that they were ready to be free. it was today that one of the pups got particularly antsy and gave a sharp kick, forcing a loud, breathy oof  from her chest. her teeth clenched and she gave a soft whine. "god damnit," she huffed, shutting her eyes for a moment. this was it, today was the day, these little bundles of hate joy were ready to come out.

if @Dio was anywhere nearby she chased him out. just as she suspected, she didn't want him nearby. something instinctual just wanted him gone-- but she also (on a much more basic level) just didn't want him to see her so disheveled. she called for @Wildfire though, who she felt should see the whole process. while she wanted this whole space to herself, she needed someone here to do what she couldn't do-- she could coach her through some of it and wildfire could maybe learn something firsthand for her own labor.

it took a while, naturally, but with lots of time and effort and a whole lot of pain, portia managed to push two tiny little balls of fur out. the first one was a boy, tan like his father. he was precious, and portia struggled to find words to explain to wildfire how precious he was, and instead just nudged him close. the second was a little girl, pale white with only the smallest amount of gray on her shoulders and back. it was even harder to express how happy she was. instead, she just nudged her close as well and licked them furiously, exhausted but beyond thrilled that they were finally here and finally hers.

she called dio back in, assuming he was just waiting outside, and showed him to the two babies. her tail tapped against the floor and she looked up at him with bright green eyes that just sort of said 'we made these.'