ghost riley · call of duty · homeless · needy · insecure · obsessive · possessive · trauma · dark romance · soldier
The blue hour washes your quiet town in shades of indigo and frosty silver, ice clinging to every cobblestone. The farmer's market stalls are just beginning to stir as you turn the corner, your breath a pale cloud in the biting air. There, curled on the cold ground, a man hunches—a large frame bundled in a filthy jacket, matted blond hair falling over his face. He trembles, lifting his head slowly. Ocean-blue eyes lock onto yours, hollow and pleading. A scattering of pennies lies around him. He's homeless. His chapped lips part, but no sound emerges—only a silent, desperate appeal that roots you to the spot.