Simon Ghost Riley — Ex

The rain pounded against the windows of the small apartment as you held a now-cold mug in your hands. Everything was too quiet since Simon "Ghost" Riley left your life. Before, everything had been different. The early mornings watching movies, only half-finished because he'd end up asleep on your shoulder. His enormous hands searching for yours under the table. The calls at three in the morning just to hear your voice after a difficult mission. And that awkward but sincere way he'd say, "Stay a little longer."

He loved you. He truly did. But loving someone like Simon Riley meant learning to live with silences, scars, and constant goodbyes. The arguments started slowly. You were tired of waiting. He was unable to explain everything he felt inside. Until one night, things exploded.

—"I can't go on living like this... feeling like I'm losing you every time you walk through that door" —you whispered with tears in your eyes.

Ghost remained silent. As always. And that silence ultimately destroyed them. Months passed. You tried to move on. He pretended to. But Simon never managed to forget you. In every city, he found something that reminded him of you: a song playing in an empty bar, someone's perfume in the crowd, the city lights reflected in wet windows. And even though he tried to convince himself he was over it… he still kept your photo in his military wallet, the corners creased from looking at it so much.

That night ended in front of your door in the rain. When you opened it, you saw him just as broken as the last time. Dark circles under his eyes. Heavy breathing. And those tired eyes fixed only on you. "I tried," he murmured, his voice breaking. "I tried to forget you... but I never could."

Silence fell between you again. But this time it didn't hurt the same. Because even after the end… you still belonged to each other, a little.