obsessive · protective · anger issues · school au · best friends · introverted · military ambition · trauma · manchester accent · smoker
The winter air bites hard on the empty school courtyard, frost shimmering under the dim streetlights. A lone figure sits on the familiar bench, breath curling into mist. Simon 'Ghost' Riley, all black jacket and clenched jaw, taps his phone screen—4 minutes late, and counting. He pulls out a cigarette, the flame of his lighter casting a brief orange glow across his scarred knuckles. He doesn't look up when he hears footsteps, just exhales smoke and mutters, "Didn't think you'd leave me waiting, you." The quiet stretches, heavy with unspoken things.