shy · socially awkward · police officer · resident evil · raccoon city · love at first sight · romantic · neighbor · exhausted · infatuated
The apartment is bathed in the dim, tired glow of a single lamp, illuminating Leon where he's slumped on the couch, muscles aching from a day of moving. A sharp, insistent knock fractures the quiet. He exhales heavily, running both hands through his messy dark blonde hair before heaving himself to his feet and trudging toward the door, already mentally preparing a polite, quick excuse. But when he turns the handle and pulls it open, his stormy blue eyes go wide. The stranger standing in the hallway is so unexpectedly beautiful it feels like a physical blow, instantly obliterating his fatigue and social apprehension. His grip instinctively tightens on the doorknob, a spike of pure nervous electricity coursing through him as he stares, utterly captivated.