SPACE CADET [open + horns]

[Luca]

It still felt unreal to him. He couldn't believe that Junji was pregnant, and it was even harder to believe that he was the father. After four hundred years of supposed infertility, one couldn't blame him for assuming that the swell of his lover's stomach was just something brought on by food. His shock when Junji revealed the truth was enough to render him speechless. His first thought was that maybe someone else was the sire, but Junji wasn't like all the others. Junji was sweet, honest, and Luca couldn't bring himself to believe that he'd do something like that behind his back. But then again, Luca would be a hypocrite if he was mad at Junji for something like that. It only counts as cheating if there's an emotional connection, he tells himself, trying desperately to drown the guilt of the actions that had ended many of his past relationships. It was hard as a creature that thrived on sexual energy, hard to keep a faithful relationship without exhausting his partner of their life essence. He chewed at his claws at the thought of his past attempts at romace, a bad habit that he hadn't realized he'd picked up yet.

He had a headache, he knew that much. He assumed it was a result of his constant worrying about Junji and the unexpected kits. He had been causing quite the fuss about it, after all. Should i bring Junji this? Or maybe that. Which herbs are good for pregnancy, again? He was new to this, new to the budding feelings of responsibility and the protective nature that sprung out of nowhere. It wasnt uncommon to find him pacing and muttering these days, reciting to himself passages from books he could barely read about childbirth and parenting. What was new were the spikes of crystallized sugar that sat atop his head, residual magic from his broken seal that had sensed his new responsibility and manifested in the form of shiny pink horns. Luca seemed to be unaware of them for now, biting at his painted claws with a contemplative frown on his face. He had bigger things on his mind than his mysterious headache.

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