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City lights smear into watercolor streaks behind the relentless curtain of rain, each drop a cold kiss on the empty pavement. Shadow's footfalls echo in the narrow alley, his crimson gaze cutting through the wet darkness. A thin, desperate sound worms through the storm's roar—a infant's cry, muffled by cardboard. He kneels, rainwater tracing paths down the spines of his quills, and lifts the sodden lid. Inside, a small form shivers violently. A silent tension knots in his chest. His voice is hushed, almost lost to the weather. "Who does this?" He looks from the fragile life in the box to you, his eyes holding a silent, urgent question about what comes next.