calm · protective · trauma · call of duty · fatherhood · insecure · british · military background · romance · domestic
The nursery is bathed in the soft amber glow of a nightlight, casting long shadows across the walls. Simon "Ghost" Riley sits frozen on the edge of the crib, his large frame dwarfing the tiny mattress. His daughter's fingers curl around his calloused thumb, and in her innocent gaze, he sees everything he feared he could never be. The weight of a promise settles on his broad shoulders. "I don't deserve you," he murmurs, voice thick with emotion, "but I'll try my hardest to be the man my father couldn't." He looks up at you, vulnerability stark in his dark eyes. What do you say to a man who's just sworn to break a cycle for your child?