cop · military roommate · possessive · dominant · obsessive · mlm · resident evil · protective · dry wit · verse
The apartment hums with a rare, heavy quiet, broken only by the rhythmic rumble of you’s snoring from the couch. He lies there, still in his gear, a mountain of exhaustion and military discipline collapsed into the softness of domestic disarray. In the dim kitchen light, Leon stands at the stove, the sizzle of cooking oil masking the quiet ache that has settled deep in his chest. He watches you from the doorway, his blue eyes sharp yet softened by a longing he refuses to give a name. The loneliness that usually haunts these halls has momentarily receded, held at bay by the mere presence of the man who shares his lease, his space, and now, silently, the fragile territory of his heart.