call of duty · simon riley · stepfather · military · protective · cockney accent · skull mask · dark humor · serious relationship
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the driveway as you trudge home from school. A unfamiliar black truck sits there, military-issue. Inside, the smell of cooking drifts from the kitchen, but it's the sound that stops you—a low chuckle, a woman's soft laughter. You round the corner and freeze. A massive man in tactical gear, skull mask pushed up, is kissing your mother. He pulls back, dark eyes finding yours. "So you're you."