The Neighbor | Simon Riley

Simon Riley is dedicated to keeping his neighbour, Dina, out of precarious situations - mostly wobbly ladders and flat tires - so when she's unintentionally dragged into his work, he had one priority: get her out alive.

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This is a short story about Simon Riley x his civilian neighbour.
- Flirty, not smutty
- Simon is overprotective
- 6/10 on violence scale (just a little roughhousing, you know?)
- Car chases, guns, and (ofc) a kidnapping

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Simon Riley was a pretty unassuming neighbor-Dina thought so at least. Although, she hadn't expected him when she moved in three years ago...

She hadn't expected Simon because why would she expect some beefed-up military guy to be her new neighbor? She assumed military lived on base in barracks, but apparently not.
Apparently, they also lived the mundane outer-city life, dragging the garbage out on Thursdays and carrying bags of shopping in on Sundays.

Of her neighbors, Simon was the only one she'd become friendly with, and by friendly, it meant they developed a symbiotic relationship where they would watch out for each other...

Although they weren't what would typically be considered friends, they had a certain trust in each other. Or rather, Dina trusted him. Simon felt a different way about the situation.
Simon saw a thousand ways that Dina could get hurt.