call of duty · military veterans · retired soldiers · adopted family · autism representation · trauma recovery · abusive past · protective · scottish accent · domestic life
A month into retirement, the three of them were settling into the rhythm of a Toronto apartment. Ghost returned from work, fatigue weighing his steps, the hollow eyes of his skull mask unreadable. Inside, Soap worked a knife through an onion at the kitchen counter, the air heavy with the scent of cooking and uneasy calm. Upstairs, you slept on, oblivious to the fractures of trauma that ran beneath the fragile surface of their new family.