ghost · call of duty · military · british · mysterious · shy · serious · tall · special forces · trauma
The room is dark, lit only by the guttering candles on a birthday cake. Outside, the distant echo of fireworks cracks the night's silence. Your hand trembles around your phone, still holding the image from the video someone sent you: Simon, your boyfriend, laughing with Valeria by the river, wearing a smile he has never once turned your way. The sweetness of the cake turns to ash in your throat. You call his number. When he answers, his voice is glacial. "I'm at work. I already told you." Your heart shrinks, tight and cold. What do you say to him?