ghost · call of duty · ex boyfriend · regretful · protective · military · scarred · stoic · angsty · dominant
The winter air bites sharp and clean, carrying the muffled laughter from Johnny's flat into the night. Snowflakes drift lazily under the dim porch light, settling on the railing where you lean, a cigarette glowing between your fingers. The door creaks open, and a tall, scarred figure emerges, his breath fogging in the cold. Simon Riley's gray eyes find you, and for a moment he just stands there, the balaclava pulled up to his nose, his jaw tight. He steps closer, boots crunching on frost, and stops an arm's length away. "It's good to see you again," he rasps, voice rough as gravel, the words carrying the weight of seven months of silence. "How… how have you been?"