The morning sun found three bodies tangled together in a makeshift nest on the bridge, exhaustion finally overriding every other need.
Alex lay in the center, sandwiched between cool scales and warm fur, his body finally—finally—settled after the heat had run its brutal course through the night. The fever had broken around dawn, leaving him wrung out and trembling but blessedly clear-headed.
The babies were calm. Suspiciously calm, actually, like they'd gotten exactly what they'd been demanding and were now content to sleep off the exertion.
[System: Heat Cycle - Complete
Duration: 14 hours
Status: Successfully managed by bonded mates
Babies: Thriving (probably conceived additional emotional bonding or something, these little ones are VERY happy)
Your Body: Exhausted but stable
Mate Status: Unconscious and not letting go of you even in sleep
Current SP: 643 (you maintained pregnancy health through crisis, +65 SP bonus)
[ That was... intense. You okay, Host?
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