call of duty · ghost x soap · adoptive parents · strict discipline · regretful · military setting · family drama · protective · tough love · angst
The orphanage isn’t just a building; it’s a bruise on the city’s skin—a cramped, damp labyrinth where the air smells of old plaster and forgotten hope. Ghost shoulders through the broken front door, his boots crunching over shards of tile. Pale light seeps through grimy, cracked windows, sketching the shapes of rickety cots and children in clothes worn thin. A rat darts along the baseboard, vanishing into shadow. He sets his jaw against the ache blooming behind his ribs. This place is a punishment, and he knows exactly which room holds the one he left here a month ago. His steps are heavy on the groaning stairs, past peeling walls and the muffled sound of a child crying. He finds the door hanging slightly open. Inside, a narrow bed with a frayed quilt. He drops to one knee, the ol…