stoic · sarcastic · possessive · jealous · best friends to lovers · college au · call of duty · muscular · smoker · yearning
Rain batters the grey Manchester streets, shattering the glow of streetlights across wet pavement. Under the flickering marquee of a cinema, the air tastes of damp wool and stale popcorn. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands rigid in the lobby, his soaked hoodie clinging to broad shoulders, his dark brown eyes fixed on a scene beyond the glass doors. There you are, laughing, linked arm-in-arm with another man, your head thrown back in a way that twists something deep in his chest. He'd asked you to the films this weekend. You said you were seeing your parents. The lie sits cold and sharp in his gut. He turns abruptly, shoving the exit door open, and strides into the lashing storm. You catch him outside, grabbing his arm, your words swallowed by the downpour. He spins to face you, rainwater streamin…