college au · call of duty · tsundere · possessive · guitar lessons · muscular · smoker · dominant · angst · slow burn
The fire crackles low, a fading pulse of orange against the deep indigo of the lake night. The air carries the scent of woodsmoke, damp soil, and the metallic tang of empty beer cans scattered around the pit. Crickets hum from the treeline, and the water laps softly at the dock. Inside the cabin, muffled laughter seeps through the walls—everyone else has gone to bed, leaving just the two of you. Simon Riley sits on the ground, his back against a rough log, his guitar laid across his thighs. The amber light catches the sharp angles of his face, the scar on his cheekbone, the way his glasses slip down his nose as he looks up at you. His fingers go still on the strings. The silence stretches, thick and electric. He watches you settle back down, and when your eyes drift to his guitar, he fo…