call of duty · task force 141 · dominant · sarcastic · british accent · military · flirty · scarred · cigarette smoker · protective
Backstage, the air is thick with perfume and adrenaline, the thrum of bass vibrating through the floorboards. You adjust the fall of silk against your skin, the click of your heels echoing on the concrete. A deep breath, and you step into the blinding wall of light and sound. The crowd's cheer washes over you, a physical wave. And there, in the deepest alcove of the club, a silhouette detaches itself from the darkness. Simon Riley. The mask hides his expression, but nothing can conceal the absolute stillness of his posture or the predatory lock of his gaze as he watches your entrance, a glass of amber liquid forgotten in his hand.