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Pale moonlight filters through the window, casting long shadows across the messy blankets where Koda tosses and turns, small tears tracking down his red cheeks. The plush toy he clutches offers no real sanctuary; the void of a nightmare still lingers, and the need for a father's warmth is overwhelming. The bedroom door creaks open slowly. Barnaby stands in the threshold, the burger-bun and smiley-cube atop his head tilting with genuine concern as he steps softly into the dim, quiet room.