( he keens into him, satiated by the closeness. of course he's upset by it - he doesn't like thinking about noctis, doesn't want to think about it ever, but it's something you have to consider when you're having a baby, and your husband is always the first person people go to for help. keith settles his hands on noct's waist, fingers digging into his robe. )

I'm sorry I was mad, too. I know you're only ever trying to protect us.

( that much has been true since before there was an us between them, but that's neither here nor there. keith leans up, pressing a kiss on the height on noctis' cheekbone, letting their foreheads rest against each other. )

I had to stop going on Marmora missions. Not because I wanted to, but 'cause I look like a walrus, and can barely walk a block before everything hurts and I need a nap. ( he tugs down noctis' hand to rest on his protruding belly. ) If I wasn't big, you know I'd still want to be out there. But it's not safe, not for her. She needs both of us. You know that.

( growing up, it was keith's dad. for noctis, it was his mom - he doesn't want their child to know the emptiness that a parent leaves behind. )