Time softened around them. Sketches filled walls. Coffee cups gathered on desks. Love settled in like sunlight.
Then one morning, Elias—still living in Luna's body—held a pregnancy test.
Positive.
His breath broke. Not from fear. But from wonder.
Jasper held him tightly. Voice thick.
"We'll do this together."
And they did.
they quietly got ready.
the next short time period was focused on getting everything ready.