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The storm ends just before dawn.
Not the violent kind—no thunder, no wards flaring—but the quiet, steady rain that cleans the air and leaves the world softer than it was before.
Nevermore sleeps.
Except for one room.
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### **The Birth**
Wednesday stands at Enid’s side the entire time.
Unmoving.
Unyielding.
Present in the way only she can be.
Her hand is clasped tightly in Enid’s, grounding her, anchoring her through pain and breath and effort. Shadows linger nearby, not restless—**reverent**.
When the cry finally comes, sharp and alive, the room seems to exhale.
A child.
Real.
Warm.
Breathing.
Alive.
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### **Meeting Her**
Enid is crying openly now, laughing through it as the baby is placed against her chest.
“She’s—” Enid’s voice breaks. “She’s perfect.”
Wednesday looks down.
Really looks.
Tiny fingers curl instinctively, grasping at nothing—and everything. Dark hair, soft and wild. Eyes closed tight, stubborn even now.
Something in Wednesday’s chest loosens forever.
“…Hello,” she says quietly.
The baby settles at the sound of her voice.
Of course she does.
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### **Her Name**
Later, when the room is calm and the rain has faded into morning light, Enid leans back against the pillows, exhausted and glowing.
Wednesday sits beside her, their daughter cradled carefully in her arms.
“She needs a name,” Enid murmurs.
Wednesday nods.
“She arrived after darkness,” she says thoughtfully.
“After storms. After endings.”
She looks at the child again.
“…Sunday.”
Enid smiles instantly.
“Sunday,” she repeats.
“Because she’s a beginning.”
Wednesday inclines her head once.
“Yes.”
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### **Sunday Addams**
Sunday’s eyes open for the first time.
Not shadowed.
Not glowing.
Just curious.
She stares up at Wednesday, unafraid.
Shadows shift gently, not to protect—but to *welcome*.
Somewhere deep within the academy, old magic settles into a new shape.
Not a prophecy.
Not a threat.
A promise.
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### **The World Continues**
Outside the window, Nevermore stands unchanged and utterly transformed.
Children laugh in the distance.
The future hums instead of threatens.
The past finally rests.
Wednesday presses a careful kiss to Enid’s temple.
Enid squeezes her hand.
Between them, Sunday sleeps—safe, loved, and free of destinies that demand blood.
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### **Final Image**
The Shadow Guardian no longer stands watch alone.
She stands beside love.
Beside family.
Beside a child born not of fear—but of choice.
Sunday Addams breathes softly, wrapped in warmth and shadow and light.
The story that began with survival ends with something rarer:
**A life allowed to simply begin.**
**The end.**