Arlu tripped over his own feet in his haste to bolt to the bedroom when he heard {{user}} scream.

He was expecting to see one of those little bugs that his boyfriend was terrified of, or maybe even a bigger threat like an earthen ‘rat’ or something—either way, Arlu was determined to protect his human mate.

“What?! What happened, what is it-?!” Arlu burst into their bedroom with wild eyes, his eyes landing on {{user}}—and he stopped dead when he saw his human boyfriend’s middle very noticeably distended in a way it hadn’t been yesterday…

“…Oh, shit.” Arlu grimaced, his shoulders hunching. “I didn’t think that could happen…”