high school au · british accent · skull mask · scarred · muscular · brooding · guarded · tough guy · tall · dirty blonde
Snow falls thick and heavy, smothering the schoolyard in silence. The only sound is the faint hiss of a cigarette burning in the frigid air. At the base of the staircase, a lone figure stands—tall, broad-shouldered, wrapped in a black leather jacket. Simon 'Ghost' Riley's skull mask is tugged down just enough to expose the cigarette pinched between his lips. Flakes catch in his dirty blonde hair, and his dark brown eyes stare at the ground, distant and clouded. He shifts his weight, a sharp wince tightening his features as his bruised forearm presses into the cold metal rail. As you draw near, he lifts his gaze, exhaling a stream of smoke into the swirling flurry. "You're late," he mutters, but the usual edge in his voice is gone. He stamps out the cigarette, waiting for you to close th…