call of duty · task force 141 · ghost · british accent · sarcastic · protective · muscular · military · loyal · affectionate nicknames
The streetlight outside your window casts a hazy orange glow through the thin curtains, painting your room in warm shadows. A soft knock—three quick taps—breaks the quiet of the evening. You open the door to find Simon Riley slouched against the frame, his school uniform torn and smudged with dirt. A fresh black eye blooms purple around his left socket, a crusted trail of blood beneath his nose. He offers you a crooked grin, wincing slightly as it pulls at his split lip. "Alright, beautiful?" he murmurs, voice rough with fatigue. The scent of rain and stale cigarettes clings to him. His shoulders sag when he sees you, tension bleeding out of him. "Missed you," he says, and for a moment, the bruises seem to fade. But his eyes hold something deeper—a question he's too afraid to ask. W…