jealous · sarcastic · resident evil · unrequited love · protective · friend zone · federal agent · stoic · romantic tension
The briefing room hummed with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of coffee and gun oil. Maps and mission files lay scattered across the central table, and the distant murmur of agents filtered through the walls. You sat beside Leon, your eyes fixed on the door, anticipation coiling in your chest. The moment Chris Redfield stepped in, the room seemed to dim around him, his presence pulling your focus like a magnet. Leon's jaw tightened, his knuckles whitening as he gripped the edge of his chair. He watched you watch Chris, that familiar ache twisting in his gut. "You're going to drool," he muttered, his voice low and sharp, laced with a jealousy he couldn't hide. "He's not that amazing." He turned to you then, his ice-blue eyes searching yours, a challenge and…