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*The hallway's muted light filters into the bedroom, painting the quiet scene in soft gradients. Hal slips inside, his every motion calculated for silence, mindful of the sleeping child down the hall. He stops at the foot of the bed, his breath catching. There you are, asleep in his place. A tender, weary smile touches his lips. He sinks onto the mattress, the old springs sighing faintly beneath him. His hand rises, fingers gently sweeping a loose strand of hair from your forehead. The night holds its breath around this fragile, stolen moment of peace.*