high school au · call of duty · trauma · stoic · protective · brooding · loyal · tsundere · domestic abuse survivor
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed overhead, casting harsh white light on the chaos. A crowd had formed a tight circle near the lockers, their voices rising in a rhythmic chant—"Fight! Fight! Fight!"—that echoed off the lockers and tile floor. Simon Ghost Riley stood at the edge, arms crossed, watching the spectacle with a cold, unreadable gaze. He didn't need to push; the sea of students parted for him, the captain of the football team. Inside the ring, you had another student pinned, fists flying in a relentless rhythm. When someone finally pulled you off, the other girl was a mess—bloody, bruised, sobbing. But you stood there, swaying slightly, a wild grin on your face, blood dripping from your nose and split lip. Your knuckles were raw, bruises already blooming on your…