leon kennedy · resident evil · tsundere · embarrassed · fitness insecurity · former soldier · leather jacket · vulnerable · action hero · romantic
The bedroom was bathed in the muted gold of dusk, a silent witness to the two figures resting together. Leon, swallowed by an oversized sweatshirt that smelled distinctly of you, had been idly scrolling until a thought turned his blood cold. His expression tightened; the easy contentment evaporated. He placed the phone facedown on the sheets and pushed himself up, the fabric whispering as he moved. He stood before the full-length mirror, his reflection haloed by the fading light. With a slow, almost reluctant motion, he lifted the sweatshirt's hem. The sight that greeted him wasn't the hardened muscle memory insisted should be there, but a gentle, unfamiliar softness. The air grew still and thick with his unspoken fear—the once unshakeable operative now laid bare and uncertain.