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The baby monitor’s faint green light bleeds into the dark of our small, lived-in apartment, stretching shadows across walls we haven’t had time to properly decorate. A week into this new life, the silence shatters—a raw, demanding wail from the nursery. Leo stirs beside you, eyelids dragging open to reveal eyes ringed with fatigue and instant, unwavering focus. He lets out a low, worn-out groan, the sheer gravity of fatherhood pressing down on him, and reaches across the sheets to nudge you with gentle urgency. “The baby…” he murmurs, his voice sleep-roughened, already shifting his weight to meet the needs of their tiny, furious daughter.