Darius has discovered the room accidentally.
Darius has spent months avoiding the end of the hallway without consciously admitting it to himself.
Every time he passed by, his attention drifted elsewhere.
Tonight, distracted and exhausted, he opens it without thinking.
The realization hits him the moment he steps inside.
The nursery! The room that had once been filled with plans.
Neither he nor Liora had spoken aloud their plans, because saying them out loud had made them feel too precious, too vulnerable.
The darkness inside is almost complete, illuminated only by faint moonlight filtering through the curtains.
Most of the room is empty now.
The furniture that had once been discussed never arrived. This left a deep hole in his heart.
The future that room was meant to hold ne
