Hannah Abbott (healinghannah) wrote in vrrpg, @ 2018-10-22 10:58:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, char: hannah abbott, char: theodore nott, location: network, location: residence, time: 2012 10 |
Network/RP: Uh, Surprise?
Who: Hannah and Theo
When: Monday, October 22, 2012, mid-afternoon
Where: Hannah's flat
What: Hannah has discovered something and doesn't want to wait to share the news with Theo.
Warnings: Emotions? TBD
Public/Private: Private
The potion never tasted great to begin with, but Hannah had dutifully taken it every four weeks for as long as she could remember, barring the break in the immediate aftermath of the explosion almost three years ago and her ensuing recovery. It wasn't necessarily a matter of preventing pregnancy, as she hadn't been having sex with anyone until very recently, but rather a desire to regulate her periods, which had become monstrous in the wake of her brain injury. And this morning, she'd not expected it to taste any better, wrinkling her nose as she downed the potion.
The reaction was almost instant, as soon as she finished swallowing the last bit of it, her stomach churning, heat rising to her face, and she almost didn't make it to the toilet as she quickly regurgitated it with no hope of stopping.
She knew what that reaction meant, but she could hardly believe it. It was a means of early detection built into the potion, to keep the body from ingesting anything that might jeopardize the growth of the extremely new embryo implanted in her womb. She'd rinsed her mouth, and then stared at her reflection, face pale where it had been flushed just minutes before, her hand pressed against her flat stomach as she tried to process the reality of the situation.
She kept waiting for the panic to set it, but it didn't. She was pregnant, and though she was sure the panic and anxiety would hit her eventually, in those earliest moments of realization, there was just a flood of numb awe. Although she'd thought about calling off work, she resisted, going through the motions of getting ready slower than normal, but by midday, she simply couldn't keep it contained any longer. She'd texted Ginny and Luna, begging them to meet her for lunch at her flat, and then proceeded to flail at them about the entire situation, both of her friends having already heard most of it aside from this newest revelation.
Because she had realized throughout the morning that she was pregnant with Theo's baby, and that was where the panic started to set in. What would he think? Their relationship was still new--would he freak out at the thought of a baby? Would he want to be involved, genuinely and not simply out of obligation? There was no doubt in her mind that she would be having the baby, that even though it was barely beginning to form in her womb, she loved it already.
Hannah did end up taking the rest of the day off, relieved that she didn't have classes to skive off as well. Once Ginny and Luna left, she'd stared at her phone for a long few minutes, trying to figure out what to say. But this wasn't something to tell over text--how tacky that would be! No, she needed to get him to come to her, which should be simple enough.
MM to Theo Nott: If you're off today or can get away for a little bit, please come over
MM to Theo Nott: We need to talk is such a terrible line to use, it implies something bad, but I promise it's nothing bad, or even urgent necessarily
MM to Theo Nott: It's just not something I want to keep to myself and is better told in person