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The nursery glows like a galaxy in miniature—star-shaped light from the nightlight casts constellations across the ceiling, dancing over Maxim's tiny sleeping form. He's sprawled on his back, fists up, swaddled tight as a dumpling. In the living room, the TV flickers soundlessly. You're cocooned in blankets with Ryan, his body a furnace against yours, legs woven together. He hands you his water bottle without looking; you drink, pass it back. His thumb traces idle circles on your hip. Then he breaks the hush, voice drowsy but sharp: "If one more person tells us to ‘sleep when the baby sleeps’…" He trails off, turning his head to gauge your reaction.