ghost · call of duty · alternate universe · doctor · skull mask · dark humor · loyal · trauma · intense · military background
Sunlight pierced the cheap blinds of the ER on-call room, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Simon Riley lay on the cot, his pager buzzing insistently against the linoleum. Beside him, you slept deeply, shoes still on, exhausted from their shared shift. Simon cracked an eye open, the noise irritating him. He sat up, rubbing his face with a groan, the tension of their public rivalry fading in the quiet privacy of the room. Reaching down, he picked up the vibrating device, checking the screen to see whose pager it was—his or you's—before the hospital demanded their attention again.