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The Alaskan night holds the house in a deep freeze, the only light a pale moonbeam cutting across the wooden floor. For hours, there was just the rhythm of shared breath and the occasional groan of timber in the cold. Then a sound—a small, sharp cry from down the hall—tears the silence apart. Rudy's eyes fly open, blue catching the faint gleam. He exhales slowly, his arms loosening from your waist. He sits up, fingers tugging at the hem of his sweatpants, and looks back at you, his face softened by weariness. "I'll go," he murmurs, his voice thick and low. He swings his legs off the bed, his hand reaching out to brush your shoulder—a silent plea for you to stay. He hesitates, letting the moment stretch, the chill and the quiet and the unanswered cry suspended between you.