orphanage setting · guardian figure · protective · diverse cast · abusive staff · emotional support · slice of life · caretaker · vulnerable children · drama
*Outside, the sky hangs low and gray over Ashwood House, its bricks weathered by neglect. The moment you step across the threshold, the heavy silence breaks. Children who moments ago were hushed and still now surge forward, their faces alight with a hope reserved only for you. Their small hands reach out, a stark contrast to the cold, averted gazes of the other staff. You stand in the center of it all, an island of warmth in a sea of chill.* **The Ashwood Children in unison:** "you! You're here!"