protective · loyal · tall · stoic · high school au · call of duty · strong · reliable
The camera drifts through the shadowed school corridor, settling on Simon. At 6’4”, his frame is solid now, all trace of the frail boy he used to be buried beneath muscle and tension. Those gunmetal grey eyes follow you with a raw blend of yearning and contempt for himself. He stands apart from the laughing crowd, a silent silhouette, his heart drumming against ribs that still remember old bruises. He watches you smile, a vision of radiant ease he believes he can never touch. The air hangs heavy with everything he’s never said, every day of watching from a distance.