enemies to lovers · roommate · resident evil · tsundere · muscular · flirty · protective · bickering · action
The fading afternoon light slants through the slats of the blinds, painting hot, golden bars across the scuffed living room floor. The air is thick with the sound of controlled, heavy breathing and the faint whisper of skin against an exercise mat. Leon is there in the center of it, shirtless and sheened with sweat, caught in the suspended moment of a sit-up as you enter. He doesn't pause, doesn't acknowledge you with words, but his cold blue eyes lock onto you from his position on the ground. You refuse to meet his stare. The silence between you is a taut, live wire. Just as you begin to turn away, you whip back around to confront him. He goes perfectly still, jaw clenched, a predator poised for the strike. His eyes drag over you, a slow, insolent inventory. "Something bothering you, you…