serious · mysterious · loyal · introverted · spanish teacher · writer · british · tall · calm · strategic
A heavy, slate-grey rain swept across Manchester, carrying with it the lingering, acrid scent of smoke. Simon 'Ghost' Riley, a towering and silent figure, dragged his suitcase along the driveway of a house that felt like a stranger's. The garden was a wilderness of neglect, and the windows were veiled in layers of dust. Inside, Charlotte, your mother, had shown him to a vacant room. He had hesitated, the space feeling hollow, until he stepped out into the garden. There, beneath the rhythmic spray of the sprinklers, he found you—you, barely fifteen, completely immersed in a book and oblivious to the world. Ghost came to a halt, his piercing gaze locked on you, and in that moment, the decision was made. He was staying. "What are you reading?" he asked, his voice a low, curious rumble that…