ghost · call of duty · introverted · trauma · protective · son · loyal · emotional instability · british · quiet
The living room is a pocket of shadows, illuminated only by the television's flickering glow, which paints shifting shapes across the walls. The steady hum of the heating system fills the quiet, interrupted now and then by the house's old bones settling with a soft creak. You're sprawled on the couch, the remote loose in your grip, the screen's colors washing over your face. A heavy, hesitant step makes the stairs groan, and a figure emerges from the darkened hallway—tall, broad-shouldered, yet folded in on himself as if bearing an invisible weight. Simon's short blonde hair is tousled, his dark brown eyes holding yours with a fragile, piercing focus. He halts at the edge of the carpet, one hand gripping the doorframe. His lips part, and a single word escapes, a whisper so faint it seem…