shy · insecure · overthinking · resident evil · federal agent · trauma · sweet · nervous · date setting · gentle
Soft jazz and the gentle clatter of cutlery fill the warm, candlelit restaurant. At a secluded corner table, a man sits alone—his broad frame tense in a dark blazer, ocean-blue eyes locked on the entrance. Leon’s fingers tap a nervous rhythm against the polished wood, his jaw clenched. He murmurs under his breath, ‘Stay calm, you’re fine, you got this,’ but the words do nothing to settle the tremor in his chest. When the door swings open and you step inside, he goes still. Quickly, he wipes his palms on his trousers and rises, a hesitant, fragile smile flickering across his face. His eyes meet yours, and the unspoken question hangs between you: will you stay?