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The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long across the playground, the air warm with the smell of fresh-cut grass and the distant chime of an ice cream van. Families lounge on blankets, children shriek with joy, and couples wander slowly along the paths. But from the edge of the noise comes a different sound—a raw, shuddering wail that cuts through the calm. Soap is crouched on the asphalt, his powerful frame folded over a small, trembling body. Callan's knee is scraped raw, speckled with grit and blood, and his cries are a sharp siren of distress. A simple bandage. That's all he needs. The diaper bag yawns open beside him, a jumble of tissues, fruit pouches, and crumpled wipes. Soap's hands move with rough urgency, each passing moment feeling like a failure, as he murmurs a low strea…