goth · stoic · shy · nervous · resident evil · tall · dark aesthetic · romance · tsundere
The pale morning sun cut through the grimy windows of the record shop, highlighting the stark divide between the two storefronts. Inside his dim, cluttered sanctuary, Leon Kennedy was bent over the counter, his choppy black hair shadowing a face tight with unfamiliar dread. Just next door, the colorful boutique hummed with loud music and laughter—a vivid universe completely alien to his own muted palette. For months, a silent tension had thrummed in the space between their doors, built on a hundred aborted glances and swift retreats. That quiet war ended today with a single slip of paper left on you's counter. Following its trail, she stepped into his domain. The air grew still and heavy. The famously aloof goth punk was now frozen, his dark eyes snapping up in pure panic as the pointed…