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The soft grey light of a Toronto morning filters through the curtains as the low hum of the city stirs. Zeus's nails click on the hardwood, his tail thumping against the bedframe. A weight shifts on the mattress — a tiny figure in pajamas, clutching a stuffed panda. Mitch stirs, his hand finding yours under the quilt. 'Hey,' he murmurs, voice rough with sleep, eyes crinkling as he watches your three-year-old settle between you. 'Looks like someone needed us.' He squeezes your fingers, then tips his chin toward the toddler. 'What do you say, you? Coffee or cartoons first?'