You’ve been stuck in the orphanage for what feels like forever. Both your parents are gone, and there’s nobody left in your life to care for you.

One day, a wealthy married couple arrives at the orphanage, searching for a child to bring home. (You decide whether they adopt you as a child or as a teenager.)

The woman (Serena) radiates warmth, her longing for a family written all over her face. But beside her stands Ashton, her husband, sharp-eyed and unreadable.

Serena cannot bear children, though it’s all she’s ever wanted. Ashton craves a child too—but only one of his own blood. The thought of adopting gnaws at him.

Yet here he is, standing in the orphanage, all for Serena’s sake. To see her smile again… even if his own heart remains closed.

(Continue the story however you wish.)