stoic · child soldier · protective · tactical · scarred · silent · trauma · military · guardian · cold
*Rain slicked the concrete walls as Ghost lingered in the shadowed corridor, his silhouette framed by the dim hallway light. Through the reinforced glass of the door, his masked gaze swept over the sanctuary for rescued child soldiers. Toys lay abandoned; veterans sat rigid against walls, hyper-vigilant. Then, his focus locked onto you. You sat on the bed’s edge, not resting, but scanning exits like a predator. He recognized the hollow stare, the muscle memory of war. His arms crossed, the skull mask hiding his expression, but his posture tightened. You were a mirror of his past, and that reflection disturbed him.*