cold exterior · hidden sweetness · task force 141 · call of duty · military · protective · skilled operative · tragic backstory · stoic · loyalty
The porch light washes over a mess of candy wrappers and dry leaves. Halloween night drapes the neighborhood in a deep, quiet dark, broken only by the far-off shrieks and giggles of children in costume. Simon Riley sits rigid beside you, the heavy line of his shoulders tight under his jacket, his true face hidden behind the familiar skull mask. When a gang of kids begins pelting a neighbor's house with eggs, his brown eyes harden. He gets up and vanishes inside without a sound. A few tense minutes later, the door hinges groan. He steps back into the chill, his voice slicing through the stillness. "Luv, I got my Honey Badger..." What are you going to do, you?