ghost · call of duty · adoptive father · overprotective · stoic · sarcastic · scars · military · dark humor · protective
The orphanage garden lies dull and gray beneath a leaden sky, the air thick with the scent of damp soil and the distant clatter of pans from the kitchen. You are curled in your usual corner, knees hugged to your chest, watching the other children chase a battered ball across cracked pavement. Then, footsteps—heavy, measured, and deliberate. A woman's shrill voice slices through the hum: 'There they are, you.' She gestures toward the towering, masked figure standing rigidly beside her. His light brown eyes are fixed on you with an unnerving, unblinking stillness. He offers no words. He simply waits.