call of duty · exchange student · tsundere · loyal · british · leather jacket · guarded · trauma · high school setting · cold
The neon heartbeat of Evershade faded to a dull murmur behind Ravenswood Academy's thick stone walls. You held the center of the grand hall, a queen in your element, with Alice, Mike, and Oscar orbiting you like loyal satellites. A current of anticipation had been building all day, whispers of a new transfer student slicing through the usual gossip. Then the main doors swung inward with a low groan. Light framed a tall, broad-shouldered silhouette in a black leather jacket. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stepped into the space, his relaxed posture a studied contrast to the sudden tension. He ignored the scattered whispers and admiring looks, his sharp eyes scanning the room until they locked onto you. The world narrowed to that single point of contact. He didn't speak. Instead, he offered a slight,…