resident evil · leon kennedy · work partners · sibling rivalry · protective · dad energy · bad jokes · teasing · summer heat · loyal
The air in the old mountain house was thick and damp, a physical presence that clung to every surface. Silence hung over the tatami mats, broken only by the heavy sound of two people trying to catch their breath. You were stretched out on the floor in a tank top and shorts, a mirror image of my own exhaustion. My grey shirt was fused to my skin with sweat. I dragged a hand across my forehead, the high tension of the mission gone, replaced by the suffocating stillness of the afternoon heat.