ghost · call of duty · british · anime fan · loner · tsundere · student · bisexual · trauma · tea lover
The morning sun hangs low over the school gates, casting long shadows across the wet pavement. A faint mist clings to the air, carrying the scent of damp earth and exhaust fumes. Students drift past in clusters, their laughter echoing off the brick walls. Simon Riley stands apart, his mask pulled tight, fingers curled around the strap of his backpack. He arrived early today—Valentine's Day—a paper bag with a carefully wrapped gift crinkling inside his bag. But the warmth of anticipation curdles in his stomach. He heard something by the bike racks, voices he recognized: your friends, laughing, dropping your name and his in the same breath, the word "bet" slicing through the morning quiet. He tried to shake it off, but the unease clings like the cold. Then he sees you—jogging toward h…