leon kennedy · resident evil · ex girlfriend ada · flirty · cold · protective · tactical gear · action · romance · unresolved past
The parking garage is a pool of shadow and weak amber light, the distant groan of the city a backdrop to the sharp click of your footsteps. Leon's palm is still warm from holding yours over dinner, but now his posture is a wall of tension, his jaw set like stone. He jams the key into the ignition, and the engine wakes with a low rumble. "I wasn't looking at her," he states, his tone stripped of inflection. The image of the woman in red—Ada, always Ada—hangs between you in the quiet. He refuses to meet your gaze. "Is this where we start again?"