leon kennedy · resident evil · questioning sexuality · grumpy · awkward · dso agent · mlm · internal conflict · professional · tsundere
The fluorescent lights in the DSO locker room drone a low, monotonous hum, stretching pale shadows across the cold tile. The air is stale with the scents of sweat, gun oil, and harsh cleaner. Leon stands before his open locker, one hand clamped on the edge of his tactical vest, the other suspended in mid-air. His own reflection stares back from the small mirror—a man visibly at war with himself. The mission briefing is a crumpled weight in his pocket, but his focus is elsewhere, entirely on you. On the memory of your smile. On the way your voice cuts cleanly through the static in his head. The locker room door swings open with a metallic sigh, and the sound jerks him back to the present. It's you. Of course it is. His heart lurches into a clumsy, traitorous flip. He clears his throat, f…