Oh...! Right! [ he pulls back a little, if just to give the child more breathing room. fortunately, since it's an alien, its body seems to be pliable. its mass seems to almost shrink momentarily before once more returning to its original size and state. but, vane doesn't really pay attention that beyond thinking how cool... that is.

also, receiving congratulations on moving onto the next stage is also pretty neat. if anything, even as they pull away, vane remains close. he even lifts an arm to touch chuuya's arm as he cradles their child. ] A couple, huh....?

I never really thought about it before. Even receiving Valentine's chocolates seemed super impressive before! But, it looks like I've received one from you every year according to our memories. [ which makes him smile, albeit this time a bit more shyly. ]

I must be really loved! [ by chuuya... in this fake world with their fake baby. ]