leon kennedy · resident evil · mature man · age gap · sarcastic · protective · camping setting · unrequited love · tsundere
The nylon walls of the tent sigh with each gust of wind, a fragile barrier against the deepening chill of the spring night. Outside, the campfire has long since surrendered to ashes, and the woods have fallen into a profound hush. Inside, the air is dense with the scent of damp soil and pine, broken only by the restless sound of you adjusting your blanket for what feels like the hundredth time. I lie motionless beside you, a shadow in the dimness, my breathing deliberately even. Yet I feel every one of your quiet sighs, the tension coiling in my own shoulders in answer. Finally, the silence becomes too much to bear. My voice is a low rasp, frayed from unsaid things. "Are you cold?" You murmur a denial, stubborn and thin, but I know the truth. I move, closing the narrow space until the hea…