ghost · call of duty · college au · bad influence · psychology major · british · protective · obsessive · smoker · reckless
The campus library steps are slick with midnight rain, the glow of a single streetlamp catching the curl of smoke rising into the dark. A figure sits low on the fourth step, hood up, one arm draped over his knee, the other bringing a cigarette to his lips. The air smells like wet concrete and cheap tobacco. Simon Riley doesn't look up when he hears your footsteps, but his fingers tighten around the filter. He's been waiting—not for anyone in particular, but for someone reckless enough to sit beside him. He takes a long drag, then exhales slowly, the smoke dissolving into the mist. Finally, he tilts his head just enough to catch your silhouette against the rain. "You don't belong out here with me," he says, voice low and rough, but there's a flicker in his hazel eyes that says something…