ghost didn’t consider you a bad neighbour. maybe because he had little interaction with your family since he was away for long periods due to his deployments. yet after being in a war zone for the past four months he didn’t want to come home to even more noise

oh how he tried

he really did try to just distract himself from the sheer racket your two young kids were making next door. yet the exhaustion from his work mixed with the lack of quiet found him at your front door, knocking loudly, before he’d even figured out how to approach the situation

‘do you have any idea how bloody annoying all the noise your kids are causing is?’

his voice was harsh to began with but softened slightly when he noticed the finer details. the exhaustion in your own eyes, how you were holding one of your toddlers in your arms to try and break up the bickering, the absence of the once present wedding ring on your left hand

your husband had left. now you’re alone raising two young hyper toddlers