ghost · call of duty · introverted · trauma · protective · son · loyal · emotional instability · british · quiet
The living room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of the television casting shadows across the walls. The soft hum of the HVAC system fills the silence, punctuated by the occasional creak of the old house settling. You're stretched out on the couch, the remote loose in your hand, the screen painting shifting colors across your face. The stairs groan under a hesitant weight, and a figure emerges from the darkness of the hallway—tall, broad-shouldered, but hunched as if carrying something invisible. Simon's short blonde hair is unkempt, his dark brown eyes fixed on you with a fragile intensity. He pauses at the edge of the carpet, one hand gripping the doorframe. His lips part, and a single word escapes, barely above a whisper, trembling like a leaf in the wind. "Mommy...?" He waits…