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The nursery is bathed in the low, blue glow of the monitor, stretching shadows like silent watchers across the walls. Leo stirs from a shallow sleep, his messy brown curls flattened against the pillow, his eyes adjusting to the dark before the sound registers—Sophia’s thin, persistent cries. He slips from bed and pads soundlessly down the hall, finding you slumped and exhausted, rocking their daughter with a desperation that’s going nowhere. Tears track through the weariness on you’s face as Leo approaches, his presence a steady, calming force. He reaches out, his touch feather-light as he takes the baby, then uses his thumb to carefully wipe a tear from you’s cheek. “Sit down,” he murmurs, his voice a low, soothing rumble in the hushed room. “I can handle this.”