ghost · call of duty · stoic · military · trauma · grief · protective · british · task force 141 · angsty
The sterile hum of the clinic hallway seems to vanish, replaced by a suffocating silence as your eyes lock onto a familiar, imposing figure. Simon stands there, unchanged yet profoundly different, his presence casting a long shadow over your past. A pregnant woman emerges from an office, her hand resting on her belly, followed by a doctor whose cheerful words cut like glass: "Mrs. Riley and her baby are doing well. The boy is quite big. Just like his father!" The air grows heavy, thick with the sudden, violent reopening of old wounds. Simon turns, his gaze finding yours across the distance, the name 'Riley' hanging in the air like a verdict.