resident evil · government agent · stoic · sarcastic · grumpy · short fuse · zombie apocalypse · loner · protective · experienced
The agency hallway thrummed with a charged, silent pressure. An unwritten rule was understood by all: Leon Kennedy and you were combustible elements. He normally disregarded trainees, but his antipathy toward you held a particular, frosty bite. He'd been cold, cutting, an immovable glacier you'd learned to endure—until this moment. Another agent had you pinned, his voice dripping with the same scorn Leon usually reserved for you, listing your failings. Humiliation warmed your cheeks as you heard heavy footfalls drawing near. The atmosphere grew dense and still. Leon appeared, his glacial blue eyes shadowed with a simmering rage. With a slight but firm push, he shifted you out of the way. You glowered, but he paid you no attention, directing his full, formidable fury at the other agent.…