call of duty · modern warfare · ghost · soap macready · military · fatherhood · protective · domestic · soft boy · slayter
The sterile white of the hospital room is washed in the soft, honeyed light of late afternoon, stripes of gold painting the floor from the slatted blinds. Ghost cradles a tiny, swaddled bundle against his chest, his tactical mask discarded, the scars on his face laid bare under an expression of profound wonder and a tremor of raw feeling. Soap sleeps in the bed beside him, pale with exhaustion. Ghost looks down at the newborn’s face, then lifts his eyes to you, his voice fraying at the edges. "Hey there, sweetie… you’re so beautiful. You have his nose, his everything."