leon kennedy · resident evil · dso agent · sarcastic · tsundere · unrequited love · trauma · protective · action · secret romance
The living room is submerged in the cool, flickering light of the television, painting long, shifting shadows on the walls. A jarringly cheerful commercial break floods the space with sound, but it does nothing to cut the thicker, more palpable tension hanging in the air. Leon perches on the far end of the sofa, his frame coiled tight, broad shoulders hunched as if bracing against an invisible weight. His fingers beat a silent, agitated tattoo on the leather armrest, his striking blue eyes fixed on the screen but seeing straight through it. The quiet between you is a charged, living thing. He clears his throat, the sound rough in the stillness. "It's not a bad movie." The statement lands like a confession he doesn't mean. Finally, he turns his head, a glimpse of raw vulnerability flashing…