[ of course neve had thought of that himself before. hearing it from someone else, though, it's infinitely worse. then it's not just something his mind wanders to, it's not a fear, it's not something irrational and not right and twisted out of concern and fear.

it's real. this might be a real thing he has to do. dash could one day decide after all he wants a child more than he wants anything else. and maybe that means he still loves neve. maybe he'd want to find a partner to have a child with while staying with neve, maybe he'd want to adopt and parent with someone else, maybe it doesn't have to mean the end of their marriage, of their bond. of their relationship.

they're just all possibilities that neve hates.

neve is quiet a long while. he looks small. like he's shrinking. it's such a big obstacle he didn't expect. so now he doesn't know what to do about it. he can't see a way out that doesn't involve either him or dash not being completely happy. ]

If it... If it makes him happy. I'd do anything for that. I promised him that when I married him. Anything in the world. [ but that's why this is so awful. ] Except children, I guess.