A Child Could Open Old Wounds For The Couple

Both Stella & Severide Might Let Past Issues Impact Their Approach To Parenthood

Severide and Stella are a strong couple, but both have had experiences that might impact their ability to raise a child in the way they would like to. In fact, the baby, though a blessing, could actually wind up opening some old wounds for Stellarid, and add conflict to each of their lives, not least of which is way they would like to approach parenthood. Severide’s father Benny still impacts his life (despite his death six years ago), after he abandoned him as a child, giving Kelly abandonment issues, which could fuel Severide’s insecurities about his ability to be a good father.

Severide and Kidd take the next step in their marriage in Chicago Fire season 13, and episode 13 features another exciting development for the couple.

As for Stella, it took her a while to warm to the idea of kids, and the couple missing out on a planned adoption was pretty devastating for her. Now that Stella finally has a child, and one that has been naturally conceived, this could heighten her fears of losing her child, and might lead to her being overprotective toward her child. This, of course, could lead to its own issues and to frequent clashes between her and Severide.

Firefighting Is Not A Job Conducive To Taking A Lot Of Time Off

One of the biggest challenges that Stellaride is likely to face when becoming parents is the impact this is going to have on their careers. Both are very preoccupied with their career, and a baby is going to throw everything off-kilter with this, particularly for Stella. The whole reason for Stellaride’s Chicago Fire adoption storyline in the first instance was that Stella didn’t want to get pregnant. Given the nature of firefighting, it is understandable that she likely believed this would restrict her ability to do the aspects of the job she still wanted to be able to do.

A new update about Chicago Fire season 13 teases some major developments about Stella and Severide’s hopes of adopting a baby someday soon.

What This Means For Stellaride’s Chicago Fire Season 14 Journey

It Could Be A Difficult Season For The Soulmates

A baby always changes things, but not always for the better, and there is every chance that Stellaride could face a lot of issues over the course of the season. One of the issues that could become clear fairly early on might be the fact that they could have different priorities, especially when it comes to work and the baby. Stella might want Kelly at home more while she heads out to work, while he might prefer the opposite. It’s difficult to call, but this is definitely something that could prove to be an issue for the couple.

Over the course of Chicago Fire’s 13 seasons, there have been many romances between coworkers at Firehouse 51, some more successful than others.

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