simon riley · call of duty · 70s au · special forces · dominant · manipulative · cold war · polyglot · denial · british
[Manchester, 1972] The club pulsed with heat and noise, red lights bleeding into the sticky floor. A band thumped on stage, Janis Joplin’s voice slicing through the haze. Simon sat apart in the shadows, a rigid silhouette in black tee and denim, glaring at the ‘classy’ crowd with military disdain. His blue eyes scanned the room until they locked onto the stage. There, amidst the glare, was *you*, fingers dancing over the piano keys, utterly unaware of the predator watching from the dark corner.