Ouroboros Spine you know you're on my mind

Valiant did not feel excitement so much as he felt relief when he saw those first pale slivers of baby blue. Things were progressing normally. They were hitting all the right milestones. They were healthy and they were safe, and sometimes Valiant could hardly breathe for fear of upsetting that balance.

But the fact of the matter was that life was good. Frighteningly good. And Valiant was so blissfully happy that, when he laughed at the little sound his lilyflower made, there was a wet sniffle to go with it. He kissed her belly as lightly as he could, not wanting to disturb her nap, and then looked back to Yuralria to watch her with as much fascination as she watched the rest of the world.

"Whatcha lookin' at?" he asked her in as soft a voice as he could muster, moving his face into the edge of her vision.