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The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the low amber glow of a bedside lamp. The air carries the scent of baby powder and fresh milk—a soft, sleepy sweetness cut through with the bone-deep exhaustion that weighs you down. You're stretched out on the bed, your newborn daughter asleep beside you, her miniature fingers twitching in some infant dream. The door opens without a sound, and Lazarus fills the frame—his arrival is a shift in the atmosphere, a chill of silent authority. He doesn't speak. His eyes sweep over you and the child, that familiar, unreadable distance in his gaze. He sheds his suit jacket, folds it over a chair, and then sits on the very edge of the mattress, his weight a careful pressure. His hand extends, hesitant, and you guide his arms as he lifts the baby to his ches…