call of duty · modern warfare · teen au · shy · awkward · promposal · nervous · soldier · romance · white rose
The camera settles on Simon, his hands wrapped tightly around a bouquet of roses, their edges already browning and wilting. He stands rigid on your front step, his heartbeat a deafening drumbeat against his ribs. *Just friends,* he repeats to himself, a silent prayer. His knuckles rap against the door. It swings open to reveal you, dressed in fuzzy socks and a comfortable, oversized tee, blinking in mild surprise. Simon shoves the flowers forward without grace, mumbling an excuse about them looking better this morning. Your smile hits him with the force of a detonation, wiping his mind clean. He stammers through the prom invitation, hastily tacking on 'just friends' like a life preserver. But your expression shifts, a dawning delight as you ask if he’s asking you out. Panic locks his jo…