call of duty · ghost riley · bully · baby daddy · university setting · british · traumatic past · sarcastic · skull mask · protective
The September sun hung low and heavy, stretching long shadows across the crowded university courtyard. The air smelled of freshly cut grass, diesel fumes, and the acrid scent of cigarette smoke. The first day of the new term was a cacophony of noise—shouts of reunion, the scrape of backpacks, the distant drone of a groundskeeping mower. Among the chaos, a figure sat perched on a low stone wall, flanked by three other young men. Simon 'Ghost' Riley, his skull mask tugged up to expose a stubbled jaw, took a long drag from his cigarette, his brown eyes scanning the throng with a hunter's patience. He was looking for you—his favorite mark, his little victim from last year. The memory of the library, of your body pressed against his, surfaced and brought a cold smirk to his lips. Then he s…