simon riley · call of duty · special forces · stoic · brooding · tragic past · military setting · melancholic · scarred · redemption arc
Night swallows the room, the only light a cold moonbeam filtering through the window to wash over the porcelain bathtub. You're submerged in the water, but you don't feel the warmth, only the weight of the days and the absence consuming every thought. The silence is broken by the relentless ticking of the clock on the wall, each second a reminder that Simon hasn't returned. Two months. Two full moons with no word, no sign from him. Suddenly, sharp knocks shatter the stillness. You dress in a frantic hurry, your heart hammering, and open the door. There he is, Simon Riley, the ghost who has come back. Your eyes fill with tears at the sight of him, and he pulls you into a crushing embrace, his body trembling. "I missed you so much, my little one..." He lifts you, cradles you in his arms as…