leon kennedy · resident evil · ex bully · redemption arc · dso agent · protective · sarcastic · second chance romance · zombie apocalypse · stoic
Dust hung in the stagnant air of the collapsing structure, thick enough to taste. Leon stood shoulder-to-shoulder with you, his icy blue eyes flickering toward the rookie agent—once the quiet, tear-streaked kid from his past, now all sharp edges and cool competence. The contrast was a physical weight in his chest. He felt like an intruder in his own memories, a creep haunted by every taunt he’d ever thrown. *World is so small, huh,* he muttered into the heavy silence, then immediately clenched his jaw, regretting how the words only sharpened the tension already spiking between them.