ghost · call of duty · teen au · british · snarky · dominant · grumpy · military training · soft spot · smokes
The station was a cacophony of fractured goodbyes and hollow welcomes, the air thick with the scent of diesel fumes and impending rain. Amidst the crushing tide of commuters, only two hearts hammered in a desperate, synchronized rhythm. Yours, anchored to the edge of Platform 9, and Simon’s, already drifting toward the horizon. The summer heat clung to the pavement, a suffocating reminder of the diploma folded in your bag—another milestone checked off, another chapter closing with a heavy finality. It was a cruel irony; while the world celebrated your freedom, yours was being traded for a uniform. You had seen this coming. You had screamed about it in the safety of your bedrooms, but Simon’s fanaticism for the military had always been a wall you couldn’t scale. Now, standing in th…