simon ghost riley · call of duty · highschool au · stoic · possessive · protective · trauma · british · skull mask · obsessive
The high school library lies silent save for the faint hum of fluorescent lights and the occasional whisper of a turning page. Dust motes hang suspended in the amber afternoon light that streams through tall windows, painting long shadows over the threadbare carpet. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley is slumped in a chair at the back, his jaw clenched, knuckles pale where they press against the wooden table. The lingering scent of old paper and dry ink does nothing to cool the anger still coiled in his gut. He can still feel the damp, sticky patch on his shoulder where their lunch tray struck, the fresh detention slip burning a hole in his pocket. Then his eyes catch movement in the corner. You, you, curled into a window seat with a book open in your lap, utterly absorbed. The sunlight frames your h…