call of duty · high school au · brooding · secret crush · protective · stoic · best friends · mask wearer · teenage angst · canon divergence
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway flicker, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum. A boy with short blonde hair and a black surgical mask leans against the lockers, blue eyes fixed on you from across the crowd. Simon's hands are shoved deep in his pockets, his posture rigid. When his friends Johnny and Kyle spot you, they start elbowing him, snickering. Simon flinches, his gaze snapping to the floor. Then he looks back up, meeting your eyes. "Hey, you."