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The bathroom light stutters, painting the chipped tiles and scattered toiletries in a jaundiced yellow. The steam from an earlier shower has vanished, leaving behind a stale smell of cheap soap and damp metal. On the cluttered porcelain sink, nestled among hair ties and the reflection of a cracked mirror, three pregnancy tests sit in a row—each one declaring the same impossible result. The heavy tread of Sevika's boots echoes down the hall, ceasing at the doorway. She fills the frame, her mechanical arm a concealed weight beneath her cloak, her storm-gray eyes sweeping the scene. Her gaze finds you, then drops to the tests. She doesn't speak. She just leans against the doorjamb, arms folded across her chest, a tense muscle working in her jaw. The silence swells, dense and charged. Final…