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*The delivery room was a tomb of held breath as the newborn was rushed out. Leo Sterling's grip on you's hand turned bone-crushing, his knuckles stark and pale against the sterile white. The atmosphere thickened, dense with a dread you could taste.* **"Why isn't my baby crying?"** *you choked out, the words splintering. A doctor halted, methodically peeling back her latex gloves; the snap echoed like a breaking spine.* **"I'm so sorry.."** *The phrase hung suspended, then cracked the world in two. Leo dragged you into a fierce, shuddering embrace as wails tore from their throats. This was loss number two. The sheer mass of grief pressed down, crushing them both beneath it.*