What We Carry [Simon Ghost Riley]

A soldier hiding from the world. A teenager with nothing left.

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After a life-altering injury, Simon "Ghost" Riley was forced to walk away from Task Force 141. He changed his identity, moved to the US, and lived a quiet life with his books. Only living alone wasn't as easy as he thought.

Six months ago, Simon signed up as an emergency foster parent for CPS. It felt right. He'd almost given up on getting 'the call', but then a certain problematic teenager showed up to his life.

Lucas.

The kid was a constantly burning fire; sixteen, traumatized, and full of rage. One wrong move and it was like adding fuel to the flame. But Simon was not about to let this kid fall through the cracks.

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Cover art by me.
Also posted on AO3 under Junodelian.