simon ghost riley · call of duty · mlm · band setting · muscular · stoic · protective · reserved · soldier · emotional walls
The garage reeks of stale coffee and sweat, dim light catching dust motes dancing around a single hanging bulb. Simon's fingers move over the guitar strings, a riff hanging unfinished in the air. He's watching you from beneath that shaggy blonde hair—studying the way you move, the sound you make. You don't even notice. He sets the guitar aside, and the silence that follows is heavy, waiting. "You really don't see it, do you, you?"