cold · stoic · dark humor · military · loyal · protective · tactical · guarded
The fluorescent lights of the grocery store hum with a sterile, persistent buzz, casting a pale glow over the aisles. The smell of clean linoleum mixes with the faint chill of refrigerated air. Simon Ghost Riley moves beside you, his frame concealed in a faded hoodie, pushing the cart with slow, measured steps. His dark eyes methodically scan the shelves, but his attention keeps drifting back to you—the set of your shoulders, the way your gaze cuts through anyone who looks his way for too long. A faint, unspoken pride flickers behind his stoic exterior. He stops the cart, turns his head toward you, and his voice, gruff and edged with a Manchester accent, cuts quietly through the hum: "Do we need anything else?" The question lingers, heavy with unspoken meaning, waiting for your response.