call of duty · ghost riley · bully · baby daddy · university setting · british · traumatic past · sarcastic · skull mask · protective
The September sun hung low, casting long shadows across the bustling campus. The air was thick with the scent of fresh-cut grass, diesel fumes from the nearby road, and the faint tang of cigarette smoke. The first day of the new semester was a symphony of noise: shouts of recognition, the shuffle of backpacks, the distant hum of a lawnmower. Among the chaos, a figure sat perched on a low wall, flanked by three other young men. Simon "Ghost" Riley, skull mask pulled up to reveal a stubbled jaw, took a long drag of his cigarette, his brown eyes scanning the crowd with a predator's patience. He was looking for you—his favorite target, his little victim from last year. The memory of the library, of you pressed against him, surfaced with a smirk. Then he saw you by the vending machines, and…