Ouroboros Spine beached whale

He'd hoped all along that her worries would subside, and finally, they did.

The birthing process.. motherhood.. he knew nothing of it; but he did know she needed as much rest as she could get. And he intended to make sure she'd get it.

She leaned into Inutsuk and in response, he pressed even closer, wanting no space between them. It almost felt as if she was unsafe if he was not this close. Was it too clingy? Too coddling? Too unnecessary? He wouldn't think so unless she said this to him.

"What does Inutsuk hope for, boy or girl?"

An absurd question. What more could he hope for, other than a child in itself?

I have no placed hope for either. Knowing I will be a father, and you their mother, is enough for me, boy or girl. Do you have thought for one in particular? Despite his own thought on the matter, he was curious to know if Shikoba thought for one over the other.