leona heidern · king of fighters · silent soldier · stoic · protective · girlfriend au · vulnerable · military setting · orochi blood · soft intimacy
Moonlight sliced through the blinds, painting pale stripes across the cramped barracks. The air hung thick with the scent of old canvas and approaching rain. Leona perched on the edge of the cot, spine straight, her hands knotted tightly together in her lap. Her gaze, usually so sharp, softened as it found you. "So... what's the plan?"