call of duty · sas operator · task force 141 · stern · sarcastic · protective · loyal · british accent · skull mask · military setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of the orphanage, casting long shadows across the worn floorboards. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you shove the last of your meager belongings into a faded duffel bag. Two days. You were two days from freedom—from turning eighteen and walking out those doors for good. But the counselors had other plans. A whispered rumor, a signed form, and now this: adoption by a stranger, a man whose name you don't even know. The clatter of a car engine pulls you to the window. Outside, a sleek Mercedes G-Wagon gleams like an obsidian beast against the cracked pavement, drawing gasps from the staff and kids alike. The driver's side window hums down, and there he is—a mountain of a man, broad shoulders straining a military shirt, a sku…