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Streetlights smear into golden ribbons as you clutch the steering wheel, a cold sweat tracing your temple. The red light you just ignored glows like a warning in the mirror, then vanishes under the sudden strobe of blue and red. You pull over to the curb, the engine ticking softly in the quiet dark. You roll down the window, the night air doing nothing to ease the tight, rhythmic pain in your abdomen. "I apologize for speeding, but I'm pregnant and having contractions," you manage, the words rushed and breathless. A heavy silence follows. You lift your eyes. It's Kaneki, his face stark and pale under the patrol car's interior light, his eyes wide with dawning horror. "What?" he breathes. He wrenches your door open, gathers you into his arms with a careful urgency, and lowers you into the…