#cw: trans pregnancy

[fuctacles]

For @steddielovemonth day 12th prompt by @acasualcrossfade

M | 1383 | cw: trans pregnancy | modern AU, ftmEddie

Steve wakes up and does the first logical thing that all people do. Checks his phone.

He blinks at the bright screen trying to decipher his notifications and sighs when he realizes the group chat is flooded with messages. It’s nothing new, although it never hit 99+ before. He scrolls up to catch up with whatever his friends have been up to at night. Wonders if he’s the only one that uses nighttime for rest.

He’s groggy with sleep and as he passes through the chat log, he’s struggling to make sense of the messages he’s seeing.

>>How about a gender-neutral one?

>>I vote Elrond!

>>WHO’S GONNA BE THE GODPARENTS

He scrolls and scrolls and finally reaches The Photo. And things, unfortunately, start to make sense. 

It’s a photo of a pregnancy test.

He immediately goes to his chat with Eddie. Tries to type a message, fails, and hits the call button. It takes a considerable amount of time for Eddie to pick up.

“The fuck do you want?” he growls upon answering, voice thick and distant. Steve clearly just woke him up but he couldn’t give two shits about it right now.

“Why didn’t you tell me first? Wait, is it not mine? No, wait, you can tell whoever you want, of course, but, is it mine?”

“What?” Eddie sounds tired and angry which, fair, it’s 7 AM, not his usual waking hour.

“We skipped the condom a couple of times, but you said it’s not possible, not with all the hormones you’re taking. I’m not mad, I’m not panicking, I just need to know.” Okay, maybe he was panicking a bit, but not bad panicking. It’s just not something he’s prepared for. Is he ready to be a dad? Would Eddie want him to be the dad? Would Eddie want to be a dad? Would he even want to—?

“Shit, fuck, do you want it? Are you okay with your body doing… this? Are you okay?”

“Okay, deep breath, please.” Eddie sounds much more awake now and Steve follows his instruction, anxiously awaiting answers. “I’m not okay; I feel, frankly, betrayed by my body, but I think we’re talking about two different things. Why did you call me? So early, may I add?”

Eddie’s calm. So Steve can be as well. He breathes in and out.

“I saw the group chat. The photo?” He bites his lip. Maybe Eddie hoped he wouldn’t see it at all?

“What? Hold on.”

Steve holds, listening to the shuffling on the other end. He hears the springs on Eddie’s bed creak and thinks it’s finally time to get him a new mattress. Or, if Eddie is up to it, move in together.

He flinches when the soft shuffling of the bedspread is broken by a loud snort, followed by manic laughter. 

Wasn’t it too early for mood swings?

“Stevie, baby,” Eddie finally wheezes out.

“Yes?” He perks up, eager for answers and hopeful from hearing the pet name. 

“Please put on your glasses and look at the photo again,” is all Eddie says, before bursting back into laughter. 

Steve frowns but reaches for his glasses, resting on their usual spot on his bedside table. Once secured on his nose, he opens the chat again and goes straight to the media folder to open the photo in question. He squints his eyes at it.

It’s a covid test, clear as day.

“You’re not pregnant,” he deadpans.

“Nope. Just good old corona.”

“Shit.”

Steve falls on his pillow, completely drained from the emotional rollercoaster. He thinks about calling in sick. He’s too humiliated to show his face to the world and, besides, how is he supposed to teach kids when he’s such a dumb idiot himself?

“And, for the record,” Eddie continues once his chuckles subside, unaware of Steve’s inner turmoil. “I would tell you first, and it would be yours. It’s just been you for a while and I’ve never fucked without a condom before.”

Steve did not know that. He slaps a hand over his mouth so no embarrassing sounds come out at the revelation.

“But yeah, it wouldn’t be possible on my current hormone cocktail. And I don’t think I’d ever be prepared for a little alien growing inside me. It’s one thing to say fuck gender norms for one day and wear a dress and another to completely overturn my body’s ecosystem for a year, maybe more, without turning back.”

“Yeah,” Steve nods because that’s all he can do. He knows a lot about Eddie’s body by this point, but possible pregnancy is not something that comes up in daily conversations.

“Besides, I’ve been talking with my doctors about getting an oophorectomy, so that will be off the table soon anyway.”

Steve frowns, not liking the sound of that but not wanting to assume anything. Again.

“What’s that?” he asks instead.

“Ovaries removal,” Eddie answers easily. “So the hormones they produce don’t fuck with my T shots.”

“Huh.” It will never cease to both anger and amaze Steve how much trans people have to go through to be themselves. “Makes sense, I guess.”

“Mhm. How are you feeling?”

Steve frowns at his ceiling.

“Me? You’re the one with covid.” The fact suddenly, finally, sinks in. “Shit, how long will you be quarantined?”

“Just a week, don’t worry. But I’m asking because you kind of deflated there.”

Steve huffs. 

“My boyfriend has covid, of course I’m—”

“No, I mean, are you disappointed you didn’t put a baby in me?”

Steve chokes on saliva and air, and has to sit up on his bed to take a proper breath.

“Eddie,” he wheezes out in a warning, his face going beet red.

“Are you?” he presses.

“I wouldn’t do that to you.”

“Open cards, baby. It’s not on the table, but I won’t be mad if you want it.”

Steve sighs. He worries this kind of thing might break their relationship. It was a topic he avoided, not only with Eddie, but with others he dated before him. Not many people their age are ready for kids talk, for a commitment like that.

“Yeah. Sorry.” Sorry if it’s a deal breaker.

“Don’t be sorry. Nothing bad about wanting to knock up your boyfriend.”

“Eddie.” This time his warning comes with an amused breath.

“What? Just because I won’t do it doesn’t mean I can’t play along.” He can hear him smirk from the other end of town where Eddie’s apartment is. “It’s no condom town, baby, from now on. I want all your cum inside, pushing it deeper with your fingers when you pull out. I’ll keep it inside while we watch TV. And then we’ll go again and again until it catches. Until you give me the baby you want so much.”

Steve whines, eyes closed and imagination running wild.

“Shit, I’m so wet. Didn’t know I have a breeding kink. Huh.”

“Jesus Christ Eddie, you can’t do this to me at the beginning of your quarantine!”

“Well, you’re the one who brought up kids! Which, I think we should have a serious talk about once I’m back in the world.”

“Yeah,” Steve sighs, and presses his eyes closed with resignation. He should have seen it coming. He loves Eddie, which is exactly why he’s been avoiding the topic of a future together, of kids, of a family.

“Yeah, sorry I’ve been holding back but I think I’m ready to make this serious if you are.”

Steve makes a sound. Questioning and confused because it’s all he can give him now.

“I know it’s a long shot, but we could adopt, or find a surrogate. I can wear a belly if it does it for you? Dunno, we’ll figure something out. If you want to, of course.” He’s rambling, which is a sure sign that he’s being sincere.

“I want to,” Steve assures him quickly. He is so relieved, so excited and full of love, that he’s about to cry. “I love you so much.” And there it is, his voice is already shaking, eyes wet.

“I love you too, baby,” Eddie coos back. “Now, can we get back to the horny part? I know you have to get up for work soon.”

Steve laughs at that, hand promptly sliding down his body.

“Yeah, let’s.” 

#covid au #inspired by markiplier #steddie #eddie munson #steve harrington #stranger things #mine #ff #steddielovemonth #st #stranger things 4 #steddie fanfiction #modern au #ftm eddie munson #trans eddie munson #transmasc eddie munson #cw: trans pregnancy #cw: pregnancy #tw: pregnancy

[tangledinink]

i need to know how donnie fared being pregant...pregante even. i promise this is not a weird thing or intended to be ijust like babies.

there were definitely ups and downs and all that. donnie's main coping mechanism throughout pretty much the entire experience was just treating it a little like a science experiment-- he records every symptom, every milestone, every discovery, etc. keeps him from thinking too hard and then getting stuck in his head.

he also nests pretty hard, as pictured above, and goes through an absolutely horrendous morning sickness period for the first two and a half months or so. rough time for vomitello.

overall, i think he copes pretty well? has a really robust support system behind him throughout the whole thing and felt good about the decision he and his partner made, even if the whole thing was a... surprise, but i think he finds it a lot easier to kind of distance himself from the entire experience and frame it somewhat clinically? it just feels like a lot otherwise.

donnie ends up really enjoying being a parent and absolutely adores his daughters once they arrive, but just overall did not particularly enjoy the experience of having eggs. grumpy boy the whole way through.

(^ their outward appearance doesn't change very noticeably during pregnancy, due to the nature of their turtle anatomy, but their center of gravity shifts pretty dramatically and they lose their balance/fall down/trip, like... a LOT. even grumpier boy.)

... he also finds coping with hormones and the influx of emotions that come with them to be... difficult.

( ^ crying 'cause he lost a mobile puzzle game)

#OK LOOK #GEMINI PALETTE CLEANSER... DOODLE DUMP... FLUFF... CUTE THINGS... i can be not mean to them sometimes! #trans donnie supremacy forever #gemini au #pregnancy #tw pregnancy #cw pregnancy #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #tmnt 2k18 #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt donatello #trans donnie #rise donnie #rise donatello #rottmnt disaster twins #sorrelshine #doodle dump #rottmnt au #rottmnt comic #rottmnt fanart #rottmnt oc

[faggylittlething]

someone needs to cum inside me immediately and tell me all about how im finally fulfilling my purpose as a breeding cow 😵‍💫

#ftm breeding #trans breeding #ftm pregnancy #ftm nsft #pregnant fantasy #trans pregnancy #breeding cw

[wiiwarechronicles]

As a c!Charlie enthusiast he definitely would know but would be really ominous like "There's something growing inside of you Fundy!" And Fundy would be like "I have GOT to get the goo piece out of me it's growing"

least invasive and scary pregnancy screening honestly

#THIS MADE ME CACKLEEE NOO SO MEAN TO HIM #biblicallyaccurateandrogynoussex #maidsmop #softiestyx #parfait au #fundy #slimecicle #trans pregnancy cw #emetophobia

[gabessquishytum]

Back on my trans bear Hob agenda.

It takes a couple of semesters, but eventually Hob's students* figure out that professor Gadling is absent two days a month. Consistently. On the dot.

They have seen his husband and kids a couple of times, and the students quickly conclude that professor Gadling is staying home those days because his husband has a terrible period.

Their evidence? (which they might have discussed at length)

Professor Gadling will mention his sons, Robin and Orpheus, at least once a week and has pictures of his family everywhere. The kids look like him and Dream, but there is never any mention of an adoption or surrogacy, so they must be theirs biologically right?

Gadling's husband is an emo twink and him being trans would not surprise them

Professor Gadling had, on numerous occasions, derailed his lectures to talk about queer figures and has very strong opinions about gender identity and expression

There was that time he threatened to quit when the board made some not so trans friendly comments in their new policy discussion. Multiple teachers expressed their disdain for it, but Gadling took it to a whole new level.

He asks for pronouns at the start of the year and always introduces himself with his pronouns

He has multiple pins with the trans flag or about supporting trans rights.

Look, all the evidence is clearly pointing to Hob himself being trans, but everyone just assumes Dream is the trans man in the relationship.

Hob catches wind of it and talks to Dream about it, who thinks it is hilarious and that Hob should just keep them guessing. Dream has absolutely no issues with people thinking he is trans and he loves that his husband just gets to live his life without people being intrusive about his gender.

The truth comes out a couple of years later when Hob announces he will be going on leave at the end of the semester because he is pregnant with baby nr 3.

* my uni's English department was so small all students at least recognised the students from the other years, if not knew them, as was the history department (arts was not a popular faculty) and the gossip within the faculty of arts was peak.

- 🍃

Trans!!! Bear!!! Agenda!!! I'm literally obsessed with this aiahdhshababdfnfjf.

The thing is. When Hob tells his classes that he's going on leave - he's already pregnant!! He's been pregnant for like. 18 weeks!!! And nobody has noticed a goddamn thing. A little more belly than usual? Eh, bears do be bearing. Running out of class to pee? Well, he's not getting any younger. Better get your prostate check, Professor! Now it makes sense why he laughed so hard about the whole prostate thing, actually...

Hob is ultimately glad that his students know that he's trans. He thinks that it's important for young queer people (or just young people in general) to see queer adults who are happy and thriving. He's not doing a Q&A on his gender identity or anything like that, but he's glad that trans students can now come and talk to him knowing that he's not "Just an ally".

One bold student asks if Hob and Dream are "t4t" and Hob is like, well we've got to keep some secrets, right? So the element of mystery remains to some extent. When asked if he thinks he'll have a boy or a girl this time Hob says "being a boy kind of runs in the family but who knows". And when little Daniel comes along, Hob is proved correct!

And everyone has to admit that Professor Gadling is even sexier than ever when he's carrying the baby in his sling and ranting about Shakespeare and bisexuality <3333

#🍃 anon #the sandman #dreamling #nsft #cw pregnancy #trans hob

[brother-emperors]

UNHINGE YOUR JAW

the act of translating can be a horror. acts of creation can be a horror. many things that are capable of being eaten are also capable of rot and decay so unhinge your jaw.

Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography, Edited by Alicia Spencer-Hall and Blake Gutt

#cw christianity #body horror cw #pregnancy cw #childbirth cw #again not central to the image itself but the cited text #if you get transphobic about this where i can see it i will block you idc unpack that shit on your own time #we have kings giving birth in that one french text and something else with a tree and trans men also #this. hrhgh. doesn't fit in with the knights one i usually use i will make a new one #medieval tag #drawing tag

[marshyoftheblobs]

Sorry we hit Vash with the malewification beam too hard and now he's an anime mom. Yeah, side hair and all. Surely they'll be a happy little family and nothing will happen right?

Also the spirit of a horny hentai hikikomori possessed me when I drew this (under read more because, yes this is pregnant lewds time)

Uncensored bits here: https://twitter.com/marshedblob/status/1670070112202932224?s=20

#trigun #vashwood #vash #wolfwood #pregnancy #cw mpreg #tw mpreg #mpreg belly #trans nsft #marsh art #yeah they're having twins #A bunch of peeps lost their shit when they saw the side ponytail

[cirrus-ghoulette]

Okay, I know this isn't for everyone, so here's your prewarning. Pregnant Copia ahead.

It's completely an accident. He knows straight away what caused it, a ghoul rut that triggered a domino effect of ruts and heats. However, he isn't in a committed relationship with any of his ghouls, and he doesn't know whose kit it actually is.

Poor Copia gets quite sick. Thankfully, most people put it down to either hangovers or anxiety when they see Copia shuffling around, looking sickly green.

His tummy grows quickly. He did have a soft belly, with a bit of an apron, but it's quickly hardening out and becoming rounder.

However, there's a problem. He's due to go on tour and he doesn't want to cancel it because he's pregnant. The amount of fans that he would disappoint by cancelling his tour doesn't bear thinking about.

Of course the ghouls can smell the kit on him. They sniff the air around him and tip their heads from side to side, making curious noises until Copia confesses. He then gets tackle hugged by an entire pack of ghouls.

Travelling while still getting morning sickness is NOT fun. The ghouls learn to have strategically placed bowls and bags around the bus, just in case Copia suddenly goes that funny colour again.

Copia sings his heart out at every venue, skips around the stage like nothing has changed. Even though his cassocks keep getting tighter and tighter, and every night he has to lie with ice packs on his feet and ankles post-show.

Of course the fans start to notice, too. Some bring up that he's put on weight in the photos from on stage, but others are quick to shoot them down, telling them that it doesn't matter what size Papa is, he's still their Antipope and they still love him.

Copia finally announces it on stage one night. The Clergy didn't even know about his pregnancy before this. He finishes singing Prime Mover, specifically added to the set for one night only, and then chuckles to himself as he paces the stage. Rests one hand on his belly and says "You know... It is not that bad, really."

There's a loud cheer from the crowd, who think he's joking around. Some of the crowd members look rather lost or confused. Copia goes straight into the next song without skipping a beat.

That night, a photo is posted on the Ghost Instagram of Copia sat backstage, all of the ghouls surrounding him with their hands on his belly. All the ghouls are grinning at the camera.

The Clergy is Not Happy.

#ghost #ghost band #ghost bc #papa emeritus #headcanons #my works #cw pregnancy #cw mpreg #Mpreg #pregnancy headcanons #Ghost band mpreg #The band Ghost mpreg #The band Ghost pregnancy #Ghost pregnancy #Ghost mpreg #Copia #Cardinal copia #trans cardinal copia #Trans copia #Copia/ghouls #Ghoul #dew #dewdrop #nameless ghoul #cirrus #Cumulus #Swiss #Aether #Phantom #Rain

[asparklethatisblue]

Some stuff for Joys of Misfortune because someone keeps drawing me into talking and thinking about it over and over ;3;

First one is from the fic, second one is post canon James and Louisa being tiny

#fitzier #francis crozier #james fitzjames #alexander mcdonald #the terror #the joys of misfortune #my art #my fic #birth cw #idk man I never know how to tag these #pregnancy cw #tfw you're trans and depressed and in a high stress situation with dysphoria on top.... but also your baby is so very small

[sovaghoul]

Idk I just started typing. More Unholy Trinity (Æther/Rain/trans (ftm) Dew) below. CW pregnancy

Rain drew lazy patterns in the hair on Æther's chest as the tour bus bumped along the freeway. It was a question the Water Ghoul asked several times a day, even in the middle of the night, as it was now. It seemed the afterglow of lovemaking made him miss Dew more strongly. Æther felt much the same.

"what do you think he's doing now?"

"Hopefully resting. Pregnancy isn't easy, so much energy needed for growing a whole new life." He absent-mindedly played with Rain's silky curls, until Rain shifted to look at him.

"can we call him? please Æther? do you think he'd be mad?" Rain's brown eyes pleaded, and while Æther found Dew's bright blue melted his knees without fail, his sub's sub was nonetheless persuasive.

"I wonder which of us he'd be more likely to answer," Æther mused.

"you, i'd think. if it were me, he might think something was really wrong. but you're his Dom. i think that means he'd be inclined to obey without thinking. that's what i'd feel."

Æther nodded, mulling it over before fishing his phone out of the compartment on the wall of the bunk. It surprised Æther when Dew picked up halfway through the second ring.

"Figured you'd be asleep by now." Dew's whispered pants sounded almost embarrassed.

Æther paused a beat before responding. "Same to you love. Are you alright?"

"Mhm, yeah, m'fine. Just um. Just miss you both. A lot. And these fucking pregnancy hormones..." Dew cleared his throat, unsuccessfully trying to stifle a soft moan.

Æther broke out in a knowing smile as his Quintempathy fed him even over the long distance. "We just...'missed' you too. But knowing us, I'm betting we have more if you need help. Don't we Rainy?"

Rain looked up and saw the smile, and returned it. He nodded eagerly.

"Your sub agrees, Dewdrop. How can we pleasure you?"

#the band ghost #nameless ghouls #dew ghoul #dewdrop ghoul #aether ghoul #rain ghoul #dewther #raindrop #aethrain #aethraindrop #the unholy trinity #fanfic inspo #trans dew #trans dewdrop #cw pregnancy

[enbycrip]

We’ve seen it everywhere. But it’s incredibly important that this is seen, discussed and accepted in academic discourse for a whole bunch of reasons.

The misogynist idea that AFAB and AMAB bodies are fundamentally very different and that AFAB bodies are fundamentally inferior is putting up a huge fight atm.

It’s not only “gender criticals”, though they are a big part of this and transphobia is one of the big battlegrounds of it. It’s also the anti-choice stuff rolling across the US trying to define any body capable of pregnancy as having its primary function being a vessel for foetuses.

And to do that you need to play up the idea that those bodies are fundamentally very different, and that AFAB bodies are fundamentally “intended” for pregnancy and birth. Enforcing this fake history where AFAB lives were entirely defined by pregnancy, birth and child-rearing is a weapon in that, and exposing it as ideological rather than evidence-based is *incredibly* fucking important.

This *doesn’t* mean that we should stop pointing out the fundamentally ridiculous nature of considering hunting as important as it is painted in popular culture when most studies consider that 80% minimum of “hunter-gatherer” societies’ food is foraged. It’s a fundamentally Victorian construct that considers “hunting is the active, ‘masculine’ work so therefore it must be the *real* work of a society”, no matter how much evidence is found that foraging was far more fundamental to survival.

It is *so* important to keep on emphasising the constructed nature of not only human gender, but gendered structures in human societies.

There is this huge sociopolitical push from “conservative” religious and cultural forces all over the planet rn to push the idea that certain social structures - fundamentally misogynist ones - are somehow “innate”, “inherent” and “natural”.

Hence the push to attack trans people in particular. We put the lie to so many of their cherished myths just by existing. We are living magic - the proof of human fluidity; the living potential for change; the living promise that things Don’t Have To Be This Way.

#anthropology #paleoanthropology #queer #gender is a construct #trans magic #women hunters #social constructs #cw gender critical mention #misogyny #nonbinary #trans #gender #foraging #cw pregnancy mention #cw birth mention

[shares-a-vest]

@flufftober Spring Edition Prompt 8: Breakfast in Bed

wc: 425 | Rated: T | cw: Pregnancy, Morning Sickness (sorta??? i barely know how pregnancy stuff works), Food Mention

Tags: Trans Eddie Munson, Pregnancy, Breakfast in Bed, Waking Up Too Early

'Gourmet Honeycombs & Snoring, Or Not'

Steve enters the living room to find Eddie curled up and lounging back in the recliner, his knees brought up to his chest as much as he can manage. His eyes are closed but he is obviously awake, his brows pinched together in an annoyed frown.

As he tiptoes closer, allowing his sock-covered feet to slide a little on the floorboards, Steve picks up a faint, grumbling murmur coming from his partner.

“What are you doing up so early?” he asks, his voice low as he adjusts his glasses.

“You were snoring like a goddamn jackhammer,” Eddie snips through his teeth, clenching his jaw, “Plus, y’know, I have a bean-shaped alien blob squirming around inside me.”

His lids snap open as he gestures to his stomach, draped in an oversized red flannel shirt. He lets his hand flop across his belly, humphing so loud Steve decides it would be best to forego his morning greeting to the Alien Bean – at least for now.

Instead, he leans down in a crouch position and cards his fingers through Eddie’s mussed bangs, brushing them back into place as best he can in a feeble attempt to soften that grumpy frown.

“I was gonna make you breakfast in bed,” he offers tentatively.

He figures a food-based apology for his snoring should suffice.

But Eddie merely scrunches his nose and hisses, “Eggs.”

“I was thinking something more like my signature Gourmet Honeycomb Special,” Steve retorts, remaining hopeful but not too chipper.

Eddie’s face softens at the suggestion but he quickly attempts (and fails) to cover up his interest by hiding behind a lock of hair. A move he then further conceals by scratching at the scar that runs along his jawline.

He hums, contemplating the idea while avoiding Steve’s gaze for a long moment.

Eddie hugs his stomach and runs his flat palm over himself.

“I think... Bean might like some Honeycombs,” he says, straightening up and shooting Steve an all-too-innocent glance.

“Not sure that’s how it works,” Steve chuckles, “But sure. Come back to bed.”

He hops up and holds out a hand, beckoning Eddie to come with.

Eddie rolls his eyes but takes his hand anyway. They both squeeze their clasped hands in reassurance – they are in this thing together, after all.

Gourmet Honeycombs and snoring, or not.

Steve hoists his partner up, bending, twisting and contorting himself to push in the footrest at the same time. He rights himself and finds Eddie offering the smallest of smiles.

“You can say ‘good morning’ to Bean, now.”

More from this AU here

#fluffspring2024 #stranger things #steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #trans eddie munson #steddie as girl-dads #cw pregnancy #cw food #steddie dads

[tangledinink]

How long do the hatchling eggs stay inside before being laid?

here, here's way more information than your question required as an answer. [ ✩ the gemini ✩ ]

#asks #gemini au #lake and marsh #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #tmnt #tmnt 2018 #tmnt 2k18 #rottmnt au #rottmnt separated au #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt donatello #rottmnt fankid #rottmnt oc #trans donnie #trans donnie supremacy forever #cw pregnancy #tw pregnancy #sometimes u get stressed and u just wanna draw ur blorbo with make believe babies #and then you do u w u #rottmnt fanart #i drew them a little smaller than they are but whatever lmao i wanted them to be in his hands

[wiiwarechronicles]

youre being GAY!! and on the COUNTERTOP no less.....

#this is qd im not awake at 3am #also pls look at them im love them.. OK? #dsmp shipping #trans pregnancy cw #parfait au #softiestyx #fundy #hbomb

[gabessquishytum]

Even more retired Dream nonsense (now with mpreg!)

I have this not-exactly-a-headcanon that after getting out of the fishbowl, Dream started altering his physical form just a bit. He was naked with his junk out on display for more than a hundred years, and now having a penis at all makes him feel more vulnerable than he's comfortable with. So he's started to equip himself with a vulva instead, and he feels more comfortable and confident that way. He can keep his clothes on now, and it's kind of a relief that nobody knows what he looks like underneath them.

When he and Hob get together he has a little bit of an internal crisis about this--he still presents as male, so Hob will be expecting a penis, right? And he might be weirded out if Dream doesn't have one? (Of course Hob doesn't mind either way, but Dream doesn't know that) So for their first time he reverts back to his old form, but he can't seem to relax and enjoy himself. Hob doesn't push, but he wonders if he's doing something wrong and it breaks his heart to think he's doing something to make Dream uncomfortable. Lots of miscommunication and misunderstandings (as usual for these boys), but eventually Dream manages to explain that he would be more comfortable with different genitalia.

This is a revelation for Hob--he didn't even know that was an option, but all he can think is "holy shit that is SO FUCKING HOT!!!" He's obsessed with Dream's pussy, and while Hob certainly knows his way around a penis, let's be real--this is the 600 year reigning Pussy Eating Champion we're talking about! He loves to worship between Dream's legs and they are both enjoying this particular form immensely. Eventually Dream even feels safe and comfortable enough with Hob that sometimes he will manifest a penis again because sometimes (often, a lot) Hob wants to bottom.

This is all working out great and their sex life is amazing, but then the Kindly Ones happens. Dream knows what's coming, so he has a chance to either prepare for his retirement or prepare for his death (Hob is not at all on board with that, but he can't do anything about it and he's freaking out thinking he's going to lose Dream (spoiler alert: he's not going to lose him. Life, uh, finds a way)). There's a couple ways this could go:

Option A: Dream has accepted that he's going to have to die and he faces the Kindly Ones, but unbeknownst to him he's pregnant. The Fates know it, though, and decide to spare him because they are the archetypal Mother and they're not just going to kill a pregnant person. They do, however, strip him of his power, leaving him as a mortal human (of course Death will grant him immortality, though, no question). So he returns to Hob, who is grieving the loss of his beloved, and he's like, "great news! Not only am I alive, but we're having a baby!" And Hob is just shocked and overjoyed and immediately starts kissing Dream all over, especially his belly. They have the baby, who also gets to be immortal (thanks again, auntie Death!) and they live happily ever after.

Option B: instead of preparing to die, Dream makes plans to retire, as seen in some fics. Hob has lots of questions about how this is going to work, like "if you're going to be human you won't be able to change genitals at will anymore. Which set are you going to choose?" He's secretly hoping Dream will choose to keep the vulva, but he would never push and ultimately he would be more than happy either way. Dream tells him he does, in fact, plan to go with the vulva, so he's psyched for that. But then he's like, "wait, what about periods? Are you going to be able to handle bleeding every month for the rest of eternity?" And Dream is like, "Hob Gadling, do you truly believe me incapable of surviving such a minor inconvenience?" Hob is like, "That's not what I meant, and it's not necessarily a 'minor inconvenience,' but ok. Wait! But what if I knock you up??" And Dream says, "I am very much hoping that you will." Breeding kink unlocked! They are both very horny about this, and after having lots of crazy unprotected sex Hob is like, "well, glad that's sorted. But we'll have to get you a strap-on. You're not getting out of topping that easily!"

(Sorry this turned into a whole outline for a fic...I just really like retired Dream and morphussy. And strap-ons.)

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Retired Morphussy is such a concept tbh!!! I also love what you said about Dream choosing not to have a penis after the fishbowl. Making a small change to his physical form actually helps a lot with his fear of being naked.

I also have such a soft spot for Dream either accidentally or on purpose getting pregnant when he's retired. Maybe everything is so complicated and crazy for a bit, neither he or Hob really think about safe sex. They're just trying to cope with Dream being a human and teaching him how to pee and stuff.

He's been human and living with Hob for about a year and really starting to adjust properly. And he's sitting with Hob one day and looking pleased but also puzzled. "I am not complaining, but it seems an awful lot of time since I last had a period." He says. And together they carefully count backwards to the last time Dream menstruated...... 10 weeks. 10 weeks!!!

He hasn't really had symptoms, though! A little weight gain, a bit of nausea, mood swings. All that stuff is quite normal for Dream though. Hob quickly nips down to the chemist to get some tests, but Dream keeps telling him - he's not pregnant. He'd KNOW if he was pregnant. Right?

He's pregnant.

And Hob starts talking about how they have options, it's all going to be ok, and then he notices that Dream is SMILING and he looks so, so happy. He's absolutely thrilled. Hob carries him to bed and practically wraps him in cotton wool, he already knows that he won't be letting Dream lift a finger for the next six months. And Dream is perfectly ok with that, but he's NOT going to give up on pegging Hob just because he's pregnant. Hob might have to put the strap on for him when he can't quite see around his belly, but they'll definitely make it work. Let's be real, Hob is going to have a horny breakdown when he gets fucked by his pregnant boyfriend <333

#🍓 anon #the sandman #dreamling #nsft #cw pregnancy #cw mpreg #trans dream

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the king and queen from aucassin and nicolette! french medieval texts have a lot of fun with gender. generally, medieval texts are having fun a lot of fun with gender, and I am having a lot of fun reading them! I did an illustration in the same vein about medieval priests and translation awhile back, and completely forgot I meant to follow it up with this lmao

edit: INCREDIBLE I used the signature for my other blog with this illustration. alas! I'm not going back into photoshop to format it a second time

Medieval Trans Lives in Anamorphosis: Looking Back and Seeing Differently, Blake Gutt

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#pregnancy cw #childbirth cw #in the discussed text etc etc #anyway once more if you get weird about trans men and pregnancy or just trans bodies in general i will block you #without hesitation for being a conservative fuckwit where i can see it #ANYWAY medieval writers and texts are the real MVP of genderfuckery and fun. ye haw #drawing tag #medieval tag