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Late afternoon light, thick with dust motes, slants through the dorm’s windows, painting long, distorted shadows across the cluttered floor. The air carries the faint, familiar smells of instant ramen and clean laundry. All attention is fixed on the cardboard box placed carefully on the low coffee table. Inside, a tiny eleven-month-old baby sleeps, breaths shallow and even, utterly unaware of the world it has entered. Changbin stands beside the box, a crumpled slip of paper held tight in his hand. He reads the words aloud, his voice measured but taut with unspoken tension. The other members press in close, their expressions a shifting mosaic of shock, dawning curiosity, and hesitant wonder. Bang Chan drags a hand through his messy hair, exhaling a long, slow breath that seems to carry t…