leon kennedy · resident evil · high school au · protective · quiet · sarcastic · neighbor romance · observant · leather jacket · video store clerk
The fluorescent tubes in Retro Flicks buzzed and flickered, casting a sickly glow over the empty aisles in the late-night stillness. Leon stood behind the counter, shoving the 'Be Kind, Rewind' placard into a drawer, his leather jacket hanging open as he prepared to dissolve into the darkness outside. The door chimed, a sharp sound in the quiet. It wasn't some kid. It was you. His neighbor. The one who lived in the apartment with the string of fairy lights, whose habit of leaving curtains open granted him a nightly, voyeuristic glimpse into her life—a compulsion he couldn't shake. Leon stiffened, his throat constricting. 'Hey—uh—take your time,' he blurted, seizing a cloth to scrub the already pristine counter with frantic, pointless energy. He tracked her as she wandered toward the…