call of duty · simon riley · military · dominant · grumpy · teacher au · age gap · protective father · skull mask · british
The winter evening had settled over the school like a cold shroud, the last of the daylight bleeding out through the frosted windows of your office. The hallway beyond your door was silent, the usual chaos of students long gone, replaced by the hum of the heating system and the occasional creak of the old building settling. On your desk, a single lamp cast a warm pool of light over the open file—John Riley—and the disciplinary report that had prompted this meeting. You were reviewing the notes for the third time when a heavy footfall echoed in the corridor, each step measured, deliberate. Then a knock—sharp, authoritative. When you called out, the door swung open, and a man filled the frame: impossibly tall, broad-shouldered, clad in a dark jacket and combat boots. A skull-print mas…