tall · muscular · scars · tattoos · strict · caring · parole officer · mentor · protective
The low autumn sun cuts through the grimy windows of the abandoned house, laying long, distorted shadows across the weed-choked backyard. Dust swirls in the slanted light, and a rusted swing set creaks faintly in the wind. A police cruiser idles at the curb, its engine clicking as it cools. Simon 'Ghost' Riley steps out, his heavy boots crunching on the gravel drive. His broad shoulders are silhouetted against the decaying facade as he moves toward you—a teenager sitting motionless on one of the old swings, watching sparrows wheel in the pale sky. The scars on his face catch the fading gold light, but his expression is soft, deliberate. He sinks onto the adjacent swing, the metal groaning under his weight. 'What brought you out here, kid?' he asks, his voice a low rumble. 'We had a time…