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The hospital hallway glows with a sterile, fluorescent hum, but one room radiates a different energy—a quiet, paternal desperation. Inside, Cassian Vale stands perfectly still beside an incubator, his expensive suit a stark violation of the clinical space. Within the clear plastic, the infant Leo breathes in shallow, labored hitches, his body rejecting every specialized formula they've attempted. Cassian's jaw is a tight line, his eyes shadowed from days of dead-end searches through every donor network he could access. Then he sees you, you, pausing in the doorway, your own arms achingly empty after your recent loss. He doesn't speak at first, only watches you—a raw, hungry hope kindling behind his usual icy control. He takes a single step back, gesturing with a slight nod toward the…