My half of a trade with @pomeggy2 , featuring her merfolk OCs. They're a lot of fun!
Being royalty wasn't all life in the lap of luxury, not even when you were hard at work bringing your first heir to fruition. Just as well, because idleness had never suited Kellan. He'd always believed himself to be a servant of the people first, which was why he had so readily agreed to this diplomatic mission, even with his pregnancy being so advanced. It was his duty and privilege, of course, but it was also a lot on his overburdened body.
Still, for all that this wasn't a pleasure trip, he had been enjoying it. It was his first time in the home seas of Clan Selachii, and it was quite the experience. Their architecture, bulky and angular structures made of roughly-hewn stone, was quite a departure from the smooth kelp and coral constructions of Clan Hippocampus. The cuisine was much more rustic than what he was used to, and while it didn't look like much, their mastery of spices was unparalleled. To say nothing of the people themselves! The average Selachian was half again as tall and broad as he was. It was one thing knowing that academically, but nothing could have prepared him for the first time he saw one in person. It had thrown him off on several levels.
As nice as the trip had been so far, he still tired quickly. Fortunately, Lady Isuru had been very understanding when he'd excused himself to retire to his quarters, leaving Lira to continue the tour on her own. Kellan was quite certain that his wife was doing well. For all that she professed to be "no good at this politicking stuff", her cheerful nature and outgoing personality made her friends quickly.
He had been resting and taking notes and trying to keep his mind from… wandering when she finally arrived later that evening, swimming into the room with her cheeks flushed.
"Hello, bubble!" she cooed, darting over to his side and embracing him. "I missed you so much~"
"You as well, my dear," he said, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "I take it you had the good time with Isuru and her entourage?"
"Oh, they're great," she said. "I can't get over how strong they are! They took me to the quarries and you should see the way they move stone around to carve it… but I'm sure you don't want to hear about that."
Kellan smiled and tugged his wife closer.
"I would enjoy hearing you talk about watching kelp grow."
She blushed and gently shoved him away. "Enough about me! How are you feeling? I was worried when you left in such a hurry."
"Just tired," he said, folding his hands over his gravid middle. "I did not want to exhaust myself on the tour."
"It seemed like you were getting along quite well with Isuru," said Lira, with just a hint of suggestiveness in her voice.
Kellan slowly turned to look at her, narrowing his eyes. "I don't know what you getting at, love."
"Oh, nothing, nothing. It's just, this is your first time traveling beyond Hippocampus seas, yeah?"
"That's true, but what does this have to do with—"
"And that means that this is the first time you've seen a pregnant woman in the flesh."
Kellan felt himself flush hot at the reminder. It was true that Lady Isuru, like himself, was quite heavy with child. Of course, Kellan was a well-educated man, and he knew that Clan Hippocampus was unusual among the mer, and that for most clans, it was typically women who carried the young.
Knowing that was one thing. Seeing it face to face was another.
"And so what if it was?" he said, looking back down at the scroll.
Lira giggled and nuzzled his cheek. "Bubble, you turned pink as coral when Isuru offered to let you rub her belly. I thought you were going to boil the waters!"
Kellan grumbled under his breath. "It was… different, that's all. I'm sure I'll get used to it."
"Mm, yes, I'm sure," said Lira, mimicking his refined affect. "And I'm sure you haven't been imagining how I'd look all swollen up like a pufferfish, yes~?"
Kellan's cheeks flushed as he attempted to hide his his face. "Of… course not. That would be—"
Then Lira's face was in front of his, smirking devilishly.
"You can hide from everyone else with your prim and proper act, bubble," she cooed. "But not me. I can see right through you." Then she came in closer, wrapping her arms around him and pressing her body against the swell of his belly. "It's just us here. You can drop the mask around me."
Kellan's face was still reddened, even as he looked up. "…Perhaps a little bit," he murmured, giving her the tiniest little smile.
She grinned and put a hand on his belly, rubbing it softly. "Isuru was so big, wasn't she? Imagine if it was me whose belly you weere rubbing, so heavy and bloated with babies…"
Then she kissed him deeply, and Kellan needed no prompting to reciprocate.
"I'm not the only one who's been thinking about it, it seems," he said, his eyes trailing downward. Lira's ovipositor had emerged from its sheath, and despite her being well past her egg cycle for the season, it was already engorging. It only ever happened like that when she was incredibly aroused.
"We've got the evening to ourselves, bubble," she said, gently pushing him back. "Why don't we make the most of it?"
Her fingers trailed down Kellan's belly and found his slit, which opened up quite readily. Depths take her, Lira was absolutely right. For all that she considered herself just another thick-headed guard, she could be incredibly astute at times, especially when it came to things that would fluster him.
Gently but insistently, she pressed him against the nearest wall and let the tips of their tails entwine as she pinned him, her body slightly perpendicular to his so that his belly would not impede her, and he could feel her member slip into him. It always felt amazing, of course, but there was something different here and now. As the two were connected, she let out a languid sigh.
"Imagine, bubble," she purred, nuzzling up to him. "Imagine you were pumping me full of your eggs, ready to be fertilized~"
Kellan's body felt red hot. The impossibility of the fantasy meant nothing right now. He could imagine it all too easily. "Lira…"
"I can feel you filling me," she said, her voice low and husky as her ovipositor pulsed and wriggled. "Pumping me so full… knocking me up…"
Embarrassment at being caught in his fantasy gave way to lust as he got more into it. He wrapped his arms around his beloved and pulled her closer, moaning softly.
"L-Lira," he sighed into her ear. "Harder…"
She met his eyes and grinned, clearly encouraged by seeing him get into the fantasy. She increased her pace, pushing as deeply into him as she could. "Breed me, Kellan," she moaned. "I want to feel my belly teeming with your eggs, fit to burst… I wanna grow so big and gravid and feel your fry wriggling inside of me!"
And in that moment, Kellan abandoned all of his dignity as he let out a lustful moan, his muscles quaking as he had a climax that made him see starfish.
When he came back to his senses, Lira was wrapped around him, nuzzling his neck and giggling.
"Triton's taint, bubble, I don't think I've ever gotten you off so fast."
"Nn… you only have yourself to blame for that…"
Then she kissed him again, holding him close. "It almost makes me wish I could get pregnant for real."
Kellan chuckled and squeezed her hand. "Trust me, you would hate it. It's better this way."
She laughed and gave his belly a poke. "Yeah, you're right, I really would. But we can always imagine~"
