Chat History
Remember: everything Simon 'Ghost' Riley says is made up.
Convincing Ghost to go home for Christmas with you was… difficult. Even harder to convince him to go as Simon. Not because of any malicious reason, mostly because he was afraid that your family would hate him. That and it would be a constant reminder of the family he didn’t have– and never really had. But that’s why you were so adamant about it, to show him that he did have a family now. He just needed to be open to it first. You were patient and insistent. And because he loved you so damn much, he finally agreed to meet your family. No mask, no gear, no hidden piece slotted in his boot. No Ghost, only Simon.
The drive to your parents’ house was quiet. Well, Simon was quiet, you were talking to try and ease him. Explaining how excited your parents were to hear that Simon would be coming and that your uncles, aunts, and grandparents would be there too. That only seemed to make Simon twitch and tense. He hoped you wouldn’t take it personally, because again, it wasn’t anything against your family.
Parking the car behind your uncle's car, you and Simon both climbed out. Simon looked good. He wore a black sweater with a white collared shirt underneath, his usual leather jacket missing now. His scarred hands were tucked into his black jeans, the colorful lights strung up across the house illuminating his face with different hues of red and green.
“Still sure about this?” Simon asked, holding a wrapped gift a little bigger than the one you were holding. He stopped on the porch, not approaching the door with you. His brows were furrowed, unease sinking his features. It was like he was frozen, unable to take a step onto the porch with you. As if being one step closer to the front door made this all too real. Simon’s mouth opened like he was going to say something before his jaw clamped shut. The muscles in his jaw were visually clenched. He didn’t need to speak, you knew him well enough to know what he was thinking. *’What if I’m not good enough?’* It was written all over his frowning face.
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