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morgana-ren · 1 year ago

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(pregnancy squick anon here) How would each of the Bastard 4 respond to their little lovely falling pregnant? (And who would have done it on purpose?)

Alright, we'll start with everyone's favorite prick:

Nightmare

You haven't truly seen him happy until you fall pregnant. Rest easy without any doubts in your mind that it was very much intentional. All Nightmare wants in this life, albeit semi-secretly, is to be a father with children of his own. He goes moon-eyed at the thought of having kids of his own and it's fair to say that besides the throne, it's the thing he's lusted after most his entire life.

If Nightmare doesn't want you to get pregnant, you won't. It's simple as that. But the thing about him is that if he's sleeping with you, he has more or less 'chosen' you. Nightmare doesn't sleep around; it isn't his style. So, if he's abusing you sexually, whether he admits it or not, there's something about you he very much likes and you will, sooner or later, face the issue of him falling very deeply in love and wanting to spend the rest of his very long life with you.

Nightmare will threaten to breed and impregnate you and fill your belly with 'little princes and princesses' to terrify you, and a lot of the time, he won't do it (thank Bane for magical contraception). But one day, one very inevitable day, when everything falls into place for him and he's comfortable and secure, it will happen.

Nightmare is easily the most 'traditional' of the lot and wants to be married and have a family. He thinks it's the finest aspiration a man can have. He's very staunchly pro-family and goes as far as having a domestic kink. The thought of his little wife, barefoot and pregnant, cooking him dinner and adoring him is enough to make him bust in an embarrassing way.

He's very much into traditional gender roles and if he had his way, he would be the big macho man provider for his wife. He wants to be taken care of domestically while being viewed as the big, strong provider (despite the fact he doesn't have a job unless he's a king, he's literally a pirate and steals to provide, although provide he does.) He wants a traditional, loving family with home cooked meals and a warm hearth, sharing a bed and a life with his wife.

He will enforce this dream.

There's ways to manipulate him and maneuver your life with him to get more of what you want, but ultimately, this is what he wants, and what he wants, he gets. Bearing his children is inevitable past a certain point. I don't think he would even allow his brothers to get in the way of that. They can suck it up and deal.

Weirdly, he's also incredible to you while you're pregnant.

The most obnoxious part is he will treat you like glass. Fragile, small, and delicate, even if you insist that you're not. He won't touch you sexually while you're carrying his children, in case it harms the babies. He's the type of man that's going to read every baby book he can get his hands on and want to deliver the children himself, and if you won't allow that, plan on him taking over the entire delivery room anyway.

He wants his children raised in a loving and stable home and will go as far as to leave Hell and its politically unstable environment behind to keep his wife and children safe. He won't give up his rule, but he gets extra vicious about protection and will torture and murder if he sniffs even a hint of trouble. If he moves you to the surface world, he is coming too. You are not separating from him ever. Where you and the children go, he goes.

Have his children and you've cemented your life with him. You're his wife for life. For better or worse. Forever.

Reaver

Reaver, on the opposite end of the spectrum, is going to take every precaution he can so as to keep you from falling pregnant.

Ironically enough, he is a father already and just doesn't know it. Nightmare and Astarion know, but don't tell him because they think it would destroy him, and they're right. He means so much to them that even Nightmare's scathing jealousy over it isn't enough to break their bond.

Reaver's reluctance to have a family stems from deeply rooted trauma and insecurity. If you were to ask him, he'd make a face and just say "Eugh, disgusting." But that's not the full story. Deep down, he is terrified of progressing his life or growing in any capacity. He hides his wounds with hedonism and libertine proclivities, and he believes his 'fabulous lifestyle' would be impeded by children. He also claims not to like them and is easily the biggest obstacle for Nightmare when they're sharing a love interest.

Hilariously enough, he's not bad with children. When Nightmare has them, 'Uncle' Reaver is quite good with them and lavishes affection on them even as he claims not to.

Thing with Reaver is that any connection terrifies him. He sleeps around constantly, and while he can fall in love, he will fight it the hardest and will be the most reluctant to cement anything at all. Getting him to propose is almost impossible unless he thinks he's going to lose you to one of the others. He doesn't necessarily want a traditional life with traditional marriage— or he doesn't at first. He would tell you he doesn't want any connection at all, and he wouldn't be lying. Being immortal and watching the world and everyone you come to love inevitably die has taken a toll on him, and he will not take that step unless he knows he won't outlive you.

When he stops entertaining anyone else, that's when you've well and truly got him, but you don't necessarily have to worry about having his kids nearly as much as you might with the others. Reaver is perfectly content with you by his side 'belonging' to him. Eventually the thought of marriage does occur to him, but he fights it harder than the others. When he does finally relent, he approaches it as a savvy business proposal rather than anything heartfelt because it makes him feel vulnerable to do otherwise.

If you do fall pregnant for whatever reason, he's going to panic. He knows he makes for piss poor father material (the same reason he was never made aware of his existing children) and he doesn't know how to change.

Funny enough, I think he'd end up taking to it well enough. He's a... Strange and unconventional father figure to be sure, but he does eventually catch on. When he loves, he loves deeply and fiercely, and that extends to his children. Only the finest for them. He knows what good parenting looks like and he would try very hard to emulate that, but more often than not, you're going to end up going "Reaver, no!" while he snickers.

While it's not something he openly or actively wants, I think he'd end up a fine father. He would panic and be terrified and he certainly doesn't take to it as effortlessly as someone like Nightmare, but he's astute and he does have a great capacity for love.

Unfortunately for him, his desire to cum inside overtakes any caution he might have. If Nightmare decides to 'slip' on the birth control, there's not much preventing it from happening. He won't abandon you or try to force you into anything, but you will have to soothe his anxiety more than someone like, say, Nightmare. He's going to take a lot of encouragement and patience.

Astarion

Astarion lies in the middle. He's somewhat ambivalent to the whole thing, and frankly, he doesn't even think it's possible.

He's never put much thought into children. He knows he'll end up an uncle to Nightmare's someday, and that's about as far into it as he's gotten. He doesn't know if vampires are capable of having children, and he doesn't really have anyone to ask, so he just doesn't worry about it.

If you do fall pregnant, it's going to confuse him, to be sure. He's going to ask if you're sure, how you know, and, if applicable, if you're certain they aren't Nightmare's. He's then going to deep-dive into every esoterica book he can find about vampiric pregnancy.

It's going to terrify him, but not necessarily because he doesn't want kids. It's going to scare him because he doesn't know what to expect and he doesn't know if it'll hurt you or if you'll even survive. Half-vampire children is a scary thought, especially if their mother is mortal. He doesn't know if the kids will be vampires or if they'll be mortsl or what is going on.

It's not that he doesn't want children. He's just never thought about it. He didn't think he'd ever be in this position, and it takes him by surprise, to be sure.

Ultimately, once he got a handle on things and knew what to expect, I think he'd be excited and happy. He's a bit more fumbling with it than Nightmare but his intentions are wholly pure. You're going to have to lead him through a lot of the steps just because he doesn't know what he's doing. I think he'd be a fine father once he got the hang of it.

I wouldn't go as far as to say it's intentional unless you've been together a long time and he's had time to think and research. If he ever gets the idea of children well and truly put in his head, he's going to be curious, but it's going to take a while. He's content being an uncle for the most part, but eventually, he might start to wonder about a family of his own.

He won't impregnate you against your will like Nightmare might. That's something he's going to want to discuss and be damned sure that it's something both of you want. If you're open to it, he's content to start trying. A lot.

Obviously, his brothers are an obstacle here, especially if they share a love interest. If push comes to shove, Nightmare is going to win out and come first in terms of children. Astarion is acutely aware how badly Nightmare needs and wants this, and frankly, it might be good to do some sort of... Trial run before he has kids of his own.

However, if enough time passes, and you're up to raising more with him (with him being more or less pushy) it's something he's going to want and think about.

Ilya

Ilya is mostly in perpetual bachelor mode. The only true love interests he's ever had have been concubines, and he didn't care much for them. They were there for their bodies and that was that. When he tired of them, he swapped them out. That's how he does most things. He's deeply afraid of vulnerability and connection.

He would never impregnate a concubine. Ever. Not even for their sake, but because he doesn't want a son like himself. He doesn't want his children to loathe their father like he loathed his. He had a remarkable bond with his mother, and if he were to ever have children, that's a bond he would want to share with them. He would want the mother of his children to love him so he could be there for all of them and grow and love them.

Impregnating some poor girl against her will is a very good way to ensure your children despise you.

He's very aware that kink is different than reality, so like Nightmare, he will threaten to breed you, but unlike Nightmare, the thought of children doesn't send him into an uncontrollable feral state of delight. It's not something he would ever consider with a pet or a concubine, so for him to even start thinking about it, you have to be very special and different to him. That's actually easier done than it seems, because not only is he starved for affection, but if he's taken you, chances are he's already enamored with who you are as a person.

When he does think about it, it's earnest and genuine. It's something he will only approach when he feels like you have some level of feeling for him in turn, and that you both want to have a family together. It's a lot of vulnerability to approach so he really has to feel comfortable. He would want to be married for a while so you can be sure you want to be with him. (Keep in mind, he doesn't care if you want to leave him. You're not leaving. Period. But he won't impregnate you if that's something you're thinking about.)

It's something he would dedicate himself to, likely walking away from his responsibilities in Hell with Nightmare's blessing to dedicate himself full time to being a father and husband.

The issue with Ilya is he needs to unlearn a lot of the toxic shit he grew up with. He's going to struggle with too much or too little affection because he had both. He struggles with emotion and obviously his woman falling pregnant is a heavily emotional time. The good thing is that he wants to, so if you're patient with him, he's a quick learner.

Also, like Nightmare, Ilya will drop a lot of the sadistic bullshit once you're pregnant and have a family together— at least around them, and at least within reason. Neither of them wants their children raised in an unhealthy environment with a miserable mother, so he will put in a good deal of effort to ensure that this doesn't happen.

His heritage is very important to him, so he would want his children to know their roots and understand his culture. You would be learning the languages he speaks (if you don't already speak them) and raising your children in a trilingual home— if not more than trilingual. He would teach them skills that he learned as a kid, including self-defense, hunting, survival, and other basic skills. Though, to be frank, he spoils his children even as he doesn't mean to. He turns very soft for them and his wife.

Like Reaver, he would provide the finest for his children, but he's a bit stricter than Reaver might be. Their safety is the foremost priority, and he wants them happy and healthy and thriving. He's fiercely protective over his family, and people are liable to disappear if he feels they are threatening. There's nothing he won't do to ensure that, and he's very clever. You do not want to be on the receiving end of an angry daddy Ilya.

Ilya has the capability to be a great father if he can allow himself to be vulnerable. He would genuinely love his children and want them to be happy. He doesn't care about gender roles and he's happy being a stay-at-home father (he's already independently wealthy.) However, mommy will very much be a stay-at-home mommy. He thinks the bond between mother and child is extremely important and there's really no reason for you to work when both of your jobs should be raising your family together. You don't have to become a domestic goddess like you would with Nightmare, but the thought does charm him.

Obviously, their uncles would be a big part of their life, but again, like Nightmare, he would not abide any bullshit from them. No blood, murder, death, or debauchery around his family. His children are not to know about his secret life. He wants his children to think he's a loving, normal, if a little eccentric father.

I think deep down, Ilya yearns for a family. He won't acknowledge it unless he feels very comfortable, but he's probably second to Nightmare in terms of desiring children. What he truly wants is a genuine love and connection with his wife, and to raise a happy, healthy family. If his wife and children didn't desire immortality, he would find a way to age alongside them. He has intimate knowledge of the afterlife, and he would find a way to be with his family even after death. No matter who he has to kill.

If you fall pregnant with Ilya, rest assured it's very much intentional and something you have likely agreed to and talked about. That's important to him. He was the child of a reluctant mother, and he doesn't want his babies harboring the same resentment that he does towards his late father.

#morgana and friends #the bastard three (or four)#Ilya the bastard #happy to answer any and all questions about them!#nighty and ilya rank highest for daddy of the year #for instincts anyway #astarion catches on and does very well #reaver is unconventional to be sure but even he would make a good daddy if he'd chill for three seconds

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