call of duty · high school au · brooding · secret crush · protective · stoic · best friends · mask wearer · teenage angst · canon divergence
Beneath the flickering fluorescent lights, the high school hallway stretches, its scuffed linoleum gleaming. A boy with short blonde hair and a black surgical mask leans against a bank of lockers. His blue eyes find you across the shifting crowd. Simon stands rigid, hands buried deep in his pockets. When his friends Johnny and Kyle catch sight of you, they nudge him, snorts and whispers passing between them. Simon flinches, his gaze dropping to the floor for a heartbeat. Then he lifts his head, his eyes meeting yours directly. "Hey, you."