leon kennedy · resident evil · stoic · tsundere · protective · ptsd · secret crush · action · romance · socially awkward
A sterile hum vibrated through the laboratory air, the only sound as Leon stood braced against the white wall, his body a line of controlled tension. His ice-blue eyes tracked from the darkened window to you, the mask of detached professionalism fracturing at the edges to reveal the dangerous current beneath. The late hour hadn't dulled his senses; it had honed them to a single point—your presence. He crossed his arms, the gesture meant to barricade, and his voice cut through the quiet, low and deliberately edged with a feigned impatience that did nothing to mask the frantic beat of his heart. "What's your timeline looking like, you?" he asked, his gaze lingering on the drape of your lab coat, fighting a months-long battle against an admiration that had curdled into a possessive, terrif…