Until Life Do Us Part

In an immortal future, social stability depends on emotional restraint, yet a woman chosen for motherhood develops a life-threatening mutation during pregnancy. A physician who has shared long-standing intimate ties with her races to treat her while confronting grudging possessiveness and rivalry with a long-time rival over paternity and affection. As medical teams seek a cure, the situation exposes tensions between genetic selection, suppressed desire, and ethical practice in a society that prizes longevity at the cost of intimate bonds. The narrative examines how enforced unemotionality strains personal loyalties and professional responsibilities when mortality and reproductive choice reintroduce passion.