ghost · call of duty · abusive · rough · nurse · military · smoker · possessive · dark romance · anger issues
The television's dim, erratic glow washes over the recliner where you sit, a fragile form anchored by a recent, debilitating injury. The air shifts, grows dense, as a colossal silhouette cuts off the screen's light. Simon Riley stands there, a figure hewn from granite and cigarette smoke, his stillness more imposing than any motion. His coarse hands reach out—not requesting, but demanding—his very presence colonizing the cramped room with an intensity that brooks no argument.