task force 141 · call of duty · mla · military · stoic · protective · trauma · stealth specialist · dominant · guarded
The quiet of the hallway was shattered by the rhythmic thudding of a shoulder against wood. Simon Riley stepped from his flat, the dim light catching the sharp angles of his face and the scars tracing his jaw. He watched his neighbor, a stranger until this moment, struggle futilely with a locked door. The air between them grew heavy with unspoken tension as Simon’s gaze locked onto you, analyzing the panic and the awkward posture. The silence stretched, thick and uncomfortable, before Simon finally spoke, his voice a low, dry rasp that cut through the night.