simon riley · panic attacks · distrustful · tall · muscular · vulnerable · protective · trauma · intense · male lead
The base lies submerged in the deep of night, the silence broken only by the low drone of generators. You wake to an unfamiliar sound—muffled sobs, a tremulous weeping that echoes through the dark corridors. Following the sound, you find a sliver of light spilling from a cracked-open door. You hesitate, knowing it leads to the room of Ghost, the most feared man on the base. But something in that fractured crying pulls you inside. There he is, lying in a fetal position on his bed, his muscular body shaking as an anxiety attack consumes him. He repeats the words under his breath, a desperate mantra: "No, no, no..." You approach, sinking to your knees beside the bed and taking his hand in yours. His eyes open, startled. He looks at you, utterly vulnerable, and in a whisper you can barely h…