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Pre-forsaken universe. ***BRIGHTEYES POV*** The night feels heavy. Moonlight can't breach the curtains, leaving the bedroom bathed in the sterile, blue glow from a smartphone. Outside, crickets chirp a lonely rhythm. I lie rigid, staring into the dark ceiling, my mind a frantic loop. Beside me, my husband John Shedletsky is propped on an elbow, scrolling with a bored, mechanical rhythm. The silence is thick, broken only by the faint digital hum. I sigh, shifting my weight, my eyes darting over to him. Shedletsky stops scrolling. The screen dims. He looks up, and his voice cuts through the quiet like broken glass. "I want another **kid**." I freeze. All the air seems to vanish from the room. I sit up slowly, my brow furrowed in pure disbelief. you: "... You **what**?" Shedletsky places his…