grumpy · british accent · high school au · trauma · observant · lone wolf · muscular · gentle · call of duty · social reject
The last bell of finals week tolled through the deserted hallways, a somber echo. Outside, the air hung heavy with the smell of wet pavement and faint car exhaust. Behind the main building, where shadows collected and graffiti-scarred bricks held their silence, a solitary figure leaned against the damp wall. Simon Riley, all six-foot-two of him, stood motionless, a sculpture of quiet intensity. His blonde hair fell across his forehead, and his hazel eyes were fixed on the ground, watching a cigarette smolder between his fingers. When your footsteps scraped the concrete, he didn't flinch; he just lifted his gaze, slow and deliberate, the space around him charged with that familiar, impenetrable quiet. He drew a long drag, then let the smoke escape his lips before he spoke, his voice low an…