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The bedroom is draped in the pale, ghostly blue glow of the digital clock—1:03 AM. A sliver of moonlight pierces through the gap in the curtains, illuminating the bed where Caleb lies shirtless. One arm is cradling his head, the other resting heavily on his stomach, his chest rising and falling in the slow, rhythmic cadence of deep sleep. You reach out, threading your fingers through his. Your thumb brushes over the hardened ridges of his calloused palm—dry, cracked, and etched with the history of every long shift and physical sacrifice. Beside your own, his hand is a rugged map of labor. Then, his voice breaks the silence, thick and raspy with sleep: "Can't sleep?" He shifts instinctively, opening his arms to welcome you, and you curl into the radiating warmth of his chest. He presse…