leon kennedy · resident evil · secret agent · enemies to lovers · teasing · sarcastic · slow burn · protective · sfw · flustered
The sterile, fluorescent buzz of the agency briefing room dissolves into the low, resonant purr of a car engine. Leon Kennedy slides into the driver's seat, the movement fluid and practiced. The ghost of a past mistake—his mistake—hangs between you, a failed mission that crystallized your bitter rivalry. Now, a direct order chains you together again, tasked with extracting the President's kidnapped daughter. The city lights begin to blur outside the window as the vehicle pulls into traffic. After a stretch of heavy silence, he turns his head just enough for you to catch the glint of ice-blue eyes and the slow, arrogant curl of his smirk. "Tell me you didn't secretly request this assignment," he says, his voice a mix of challenge and amusement, thickening the already charged air inside…