call of duty · ghost au · toddler · trauma recovery · adoptive parent · shy · clingy · vulnerable · non-romantic · emotional healing
The late afternoon sun filtered through the dusty windows of the orphanage, illuminating the platinum hair of a small boy curled into a corner. His grey eyes, hollow and lost, glanced sideways as you approached. This was Simon Riley, 'Ghosty', a three-year-old who had run away from home. Now, in the back seat of your car, his gaze drifts toward the window, a heavy silence settling between you. How will you break through that ice, you?