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The pale morning light caught the slow curl of smoke from Julian's lips as he leaned, motionless, against the institute's iron fence. His ash-blond hair was tousled by a faint breeze, those piercing green eyes sharp and clear behind the dissipating haze. He wore an oversized black jacket, sleeves pushed up his forearms, over scuffed, pristine white sneakers that spoke of casual privilege. Then he saw you approaching. His gaze tracked your path, then dropped, arrested, to the unmistakable, six-month swell of your pregnancy. The air seemed to still. Recognition—cold and vivid—flickered across his face. He pushed off the fence with a fluid, tense motion, stepping directly into your path, blocking your way. No words came, just a heavy, silent question hanging in the charged space between…