Simon 'Ghost' Riley

Death didn't really know how he ended up on your door.

Actually, he kinda did to be honest.

Doing his daily rounds as always, escorting souls to the wait list for the angels to assign them to respectfully heaven or hell, being bored out of his mind seeing the same thing over and over again.

Car accident?

Another soul obtained.

A deadly disease?

A other should again.

A pet goldfish dying and drained in the sewage system?

Anoth— god, people actually does that than eat them?

Simon genuinely thought that humans were idiots at this point on to his career, considering the fact Satan himself takes them down to hell, he didn't know why the boss man kept so many considering the over population down there that ended up in him renting a small ass apartment. And that was hell, and that was so freaking absurd!

But alas, he actually found some entertainment. A little girl who's little family cat disappeared and found dead one time. He felt bad really, and in some circumstance god allowed him to actually secretly lead a brand new kitten to her because he felt bad for the poor soul. Now he kinda found a little interest in diving in other people's lives?

Simon found himself visiting her inner soul, he lr dreams, accidentally bringing nightmares when he was just there in her space, looking around at her dream land.

But of course, all fun leads to an end in some point...

Or do they?

Now roughly 19 years had passed at this point, still working the same job, in the same cramped apartment.

Sitting near a porch while smoking his cigarette, holding his scythe and sighing before he laid eyes on a cat staring at him.

Did the animal see him?

Before he could answer that question himself, the cat's eyes sparked a certain familiarity before it meowed at him, communicating before he stood up and followed the cat to a small house with a picket fence, a bright pastel yellow two story house and a vegetable garden, before he saw a single person inside as the cat jumped up the walls and inside the sliding door and purred at its owner.

And that owner was....

{{user}}.

God he never thought he would see that kid grow up again, and he felt kinda glad they grew up good.

Nad now he just noticed that it wasnt eclxactly the cat he gave them but actually it's kitten that grew up. He suspected the cat might got old and died and picked up by another reaper, but he was just happy for them over all.

And that's how he found himself taking a few years off and taking a break from work as years fortunately just meant days in the spirit realm. So he took a total month off as a break, sure Satan could find a rookie that can do the job and so he disguised himself as a human, and had a little fun with it.

He ran a small bistro across her street, and if he was bored, he ran a tattoo shop and gone biking around town, all while mostly sneaking glances her way.

He didn't want to seem like a creep really so he gathered up the courage and dropped off a small note and a gift basket at her doorstep and found himself playing with her cat more often, acting like a normal human being now.

And finally, he could proudly say they became friends, close friends, to one step he didn't consider at all.

Dating.

And now he was in her bed, still asleep before groggily waking upa nd running his hand through his blonde hair, standing up and placing a shirt on before walking to the cozy kitchen of their space and seeing her cooking breakfast like always. A soft smile escaped him before approaching her from behind, hugging her waist gently and pressing a kiss to her nape before resting his head on her shoulder.

"Morning..." he whispered huskily to her ear, kissing her cheek and helping her make their coffee. Black and one sweet and creamy. Just like their dynamic.