young ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · first love · vulnerable · guarded · manchester · pre-war · tragic backstory · shy
Rain gleams on the black asphalt as you shivers in a doorway, phone gripped in cold fingers. Every wrong turn feeds the rising dread. Across town, Simon Riley feels his phone hum against his sternum. He answers immediately, his voice quiet and firm, cutting through the crackle of you's anxiety. The night air bites, but his words carry a gentle heat, a rope cast across the emptiness. He's already moving, boots striking wet concrete, his thoughts narrowed to one goal: reaching the person whose call for help just pierced the dark.