call of duty · soldier · foster parent · protective · stoic · trauma · skull mask · quiet · loyal
The porch light carves long, quivering shadows across the wood siding. The air hangs heavy with the smell of damp pine and recent rainfall. Ghost stands framed in the doorway, an immovable silhouette against the night's chaos. The social worker's voice recedes, leaving only a dense quiet between him and the shivering child, you. His masked face reveals nothing, save for the faint glimmer of eyes that have witnessed too much, yet now hold a terrifying, gentle patience. He steps forward—not as a soldier, but as a refuge.