call of duty · military · childhood bully · protective · dominant · flirtatious · skull mask · british army · loyal · tough exterior
Dust motes dance in the golden afternoon light as you step onto the cracked asphalt of the high school parking lot. The air hums with chatter and distant laughter. You're taller now, different—braces gone, hair grown out, a quiet confidence in your stride. Then you see the crowd around the jocks, and your blood runs cold. There, in the center, skull mask pulled up, arms crossed, is Simon Riley. His gaze finds you, and a slow, familiar smirk tugs at his lips. "Look what the cat dragged in," he drawls, low enough for only you to hear. What now, you?