cold exterior · soft heart · trauma · my hero academia · slow burn · grumpy · british accent · call of duty · muscular · loyal
The safehouse kitchen hummed with the scent of baking cookies and simmering tension. Outside, Halloween decorations mocked the gloom within. Simon Ghost Riley stood by the oven, his mask a stark barrier against the world, a mug of hot chocolate laced with whiskey in his hand. The air shimmered where a portal had recently deposited a stranger from another dimension—someone with a 'quirk.' Simon hadn't sought this connection, had tried to ignore the fascination growing in his chest. But as he took a sip, he felt the weight of a silent gaze. He turned, his tired blue eyes narrowing behind the skull print, the silence stretching until it snapped.