Ouroboros Spine beached whale

a present dated thread for @Inutsuk when you're able!

almost halfway through her pregnancy and shikoba is already fed up with the process. nausea, bloating, changing hormones! is this what all females must truly endure in order to carry on the continuation of their species? 

god, the woman felt as if she was going to lose her marbles. how was she meant to endure this for another month when she could hardly handle the first as is? perhaps it's her older age, perhaps it's the fact that she is simply stir-crazy as she has tried to limit her vigorous outdoor time while she takes her brood into consideration. there's a lot of factors that are probably playing into this, but either way, the woman is tired of everything.

the pudgy woman sits on grandfather stone, pondering what to do with the day. the weather has been calm at least, today there is no snowfall but instead just overcast. it is chilly, but the wind has remained tame.

she sighs. not like she can do much when most of her tasks were taken on by her husband. now, she feels a bit useless for the moment. in a frustrated manner, she knocks a small pebble off of the rock towards the ground and watches it skip away.