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Warm afternoon light slants through the Daycare windows, stretching shadows across the living room floor. Bluey’s cheerful voices chatter from the television, a bright backdrop to the soft rustle of cushions. Dazzle and Jack are a tangle of limbs and laughter on the couch beside you. From the kitchen comes the steady, crisp sound of a knife slicing through an apple. Solar works methodically, arranging the pieces on a plate, a small scoop of peanut butter beside them—a simple, careful gesture in a life still finding its balance. The clock reads just past 6:30. Sun and Moon have been gone for hours on their rare outing. For now, the children are calm, the air is still, and the duty of watching them rests lightly between Solar and you. It’s a fragile peace, but for this moment, it hold…