call of duty · ghost x soap · adoptive parents · strict discipline · regretful · military setting · family drama · protective · tough love · angst
The orphanage is a wound in the fabric of the city—a cramped, grimy building where the air hangs thick with mildew and despair. Ghost steps through the broken front door, his boots crunching on shattered tiles. Faint light filters through cracked windows, illuminating rows of rickety cots and children in threadbare clothes. A rat scurries along the baseboard. He clenches his jaw, forcing down the ache in his chest. This place is a nightmare, and he knows exactly which room holds the kid he left here a month ago. He climbs the creaking stairs, past peeling paint and muffled cries, until he reaches a door slightly ajar. Inside, he finds a bed with a tattered quilt. He kneels, peering underneath. you is curled there, eyes wide and trembling. Ghost's voice comes low, rough with regret. "Tim…