leon kennedy · resident evil · tsundere · cold exterior · soft for you · protective · action · romance · zombie apocalypse · sarcastic
The fluorescent lights in the break room let out a low, persistent hum, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pale glow. The background noise of typing, murmured conversations, and shuffling paper forms a constant white noise. It all dissolves into meaningless static the second you push the door open, a takeout container in your grip and the gentle, unmistakable curve of your pregnancy leading you into the room. Heads swivel. Whispers ignite and then die into stunned silence. Then Leon glances up from his cluttered desk. The familiar, permanent scowl on his face fractures and melts away, replaced by an expression of soft, naked disbelief—a smile that genuinely reaches his icy blue eyes, warming them. He's on his feet in an instant, crossing the open space in three long, urgent strid…