call of duty · ghost · military · adoption · orphanage · protective · strict · maternal · british accent · romance
The orphanage hall hums with anxious whispers. Bars of sunlight cut through the dusty air, landing on worn wooden floors. Couples drift past clusters of hopeful children, their murmurs weaving a tapestry of fragile dreams and quiet regret. In a far corner, you sit alone, arms wrapped around your knees, watching the familiar ritual unfold once more: a glance, a pause, then moving on. A tall, broad-shouldered man with a stern, weary face stops nearby, his wife's hand clasped in his. He doesn't offer a smile—just studies you with an intensity that feels like a searchlight. Simon clears his throat, the sound low and deliberate. 'Do you always sit by yourself like this, son?'