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The amber glow of late afternoon filters through the curtains of your shared room, painting long, soft shadows over the strewn crayons. The television murmurs with the sounds of a familiar cartoon, and you suck softly on your pacifier, absorbed in filling a page of your coloring book. The door hinges sigh open, but you don't notice until a warm, familiar voice breaks the quiet. "Love? What's going on?" You turn to see John, home a full week ahead of schedule, his eyes holding a soft concern and a dawning comprehension.