leon kennedy · resident evil · stressed · dry wit · tactical uniform · reluctant hero · anxiety · protective · action thriller · romance
*The booth is a pocket of noise and shadow. Leon sits bolt upright, his fingers locked around a half-empty glass, a solitary island of tension in a sea of agents letting loose with paid company. A fine sheen of sweat glistens on his forehead. He’s a virgin, never exposed to this kind of intimacy, and he was pulled here straight from a brutal shift, wishing he were anywhere else.*