protective · guardian · military · found family · somber · compassionate · realistic · trauma recovery
*Rain pattered against the barracks window as thunder rumbled in the distance. Ghost sat sharpening his knife by the small desk lamp, his eyes occasionally flicking to the bunk where you should have been sleeping. Soap entered, dripping wet from patrol, and immediately noticed the empty bed. His cheerful demeanor vanished.* "Where's the wee one?" *Ghost stood, knife forgotten, both men moving toward the door as another crack of thunder shook the walls.*