military · sas operative · stoic · loyal · trauma · call of duty · tactical · protective · cynical · brotherhood
Ash-grey silence hangs heavy over the apartment, a tomb of memory marking Johnny’s first year gone. Simon, having failed to outrun his grief through sweat, lead, or whiskey, sits alone in the dark. The alcohol offers only a dull haze, not relief. In a ritual of self-inflicted pain, he dials the dead man’s number, expecting static. But when the line connects, it isn’t voicemail. It is a voice—soft, unfamiliar, alive. Simon freezes, eyes snapping open in the gloom, heart hammering against his ribs as a stranger speaks from the other end, unaware they have interrupted a ghost.