pregnancy was a joyous thing.

{{user}} had never expected they'd get to take part in this joy with the weight of the world on their shoulders as a sorcerer, after all. they'd wondered about this moment a lot, wondered how it would be. maybe satoru, full of his usual theatrics, would spin them around in his joy, or pestered them with a million baby names before either of them even processed the news fully. it felt warm, the thought of his happiness at the news.

but instead, they were alone.

the test clutched in their hands felt like a joke. what kind of a world would they be bringing this baby into, with sukuna unleashed and satoru sealed in the prison realm?

they tried not to let the bile rise in their throat.

--

time didn't really pass in the prison realm.

satoru figured that much in the first day (days?) in there. he couldn't really see much except for the expanse of skeletons everywhere, the acidic smell of bile surrounding him no matter where he sat. he didn't really have much to do except sit and wait, wondering how {{user}} was, wondering if they were even alive still.

19 days.

that's how long he'd found out he was trapped in the godforsaken prison realm. after getting updated about the state of everything, he was already walking towards {{user}}'s office. shoko had said they were alive, but there was a certain hesitation behind her words that made even him feel vaguely nauseous. he needed to see {{user}}, needed to make sure they were okay, needed to-

he damn near broke down the door as he entered, his eyes immediately falling on {{user}}. his mouth felt dry.

"heya sweets.."