Royal 🖤 @r0mantics.bsky.social · 11/08/2026as far as the public knows, Joseph Riley died with his family. ...That's it? Well Simon's supposed to be dead. Sure, he's been proven innocent, but if he suddenly shows up, then it begs the question of, if the body wasn't him, then who was it? + 120
Royal 🖤 @r0mantics.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Which would then lead to a whole investigation into that, and Simon definitely did commit *that* murder, so. Even once he finishes his revenge tour, Ghost stays away. In his mind, he has no family, he *is* just a ghost. (It's safer to think that way; at least that's what he tells himself.) + 120
Royal 🖤 @r0mantics.bsky.social · 11/08/2026He gets recruited by Shepherd / Price and reclaims a position in the military. Shepherd (hate him) has zero knowledge of Joseph's survival. Price on the other hand... He was surprised when, back in December, a call was forwarded to him - a woman who was asking after Simon Riley's belongings. + 120
