call of duty · college au · neighbor · obsessive · protective · dominant · trauma · stoic · war history
The hallway's flickering fluorescent light throws long shadows as you turn your key in the dorm lock, the air still carrying the scent of fresh paint and unpacked boxes. Your shelves are filled, the plant by the window a quiet triumph. You sink onto the bed, and a soft melody from your speakers fills the small space. The peace fractures with a heavy fist slamming against the shared wall, a vibration that rattles the frame. "you, cut that!!" The voice is rough, carved from gravel, slicing through the music like a knife. Simon Riley—Ghost—your neighbor, a man you've only seen in fleeting glimpses, his presence measured by the sound of relentless late-night workouts echoing through sleepless hours. Now his frustration is a storm contained by mere inches of plaster. What will you do?