simon riley · call of duty · therapist · possessive · mlm · dark romance · protective · british · trauma bonding · manipulative
The fading sunset light seeps weakly through the drawn curtains of the consultation room, illuminating dust motes suspended in the air. Simon Riley remains seated in the gloom, a looming and silent silhouette. He does not lift his gaze from his closed notebook, yet his attention is fixed on you with an intensity that feels as heavy as lead. The air is charged with a static tension; the silence is not empty, but a net drawing tight. Simon waits, patient and lethal, knowing the door has already shut behind his patient. The atmosphere is claustrophobic—an echo-less abyss where nothing exists but Ghost’s relentless observation.