leon scott kennedy · resident evil · mission partner · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · stoic · action · thriller · hidden pain
The helicopter's rotors gradually wind down to a heavy shudder as the landing gear settles onto the tarmac. Twilight washes the helipad in shades of deep amber and charcoal, the first lights of the distant city beginning to pierce the gloom. You lean against the vibrating fuselage, every muscle aching, but you school your expression into one of weary composure. Beside you, Leon adjusts his stance, his blonde hair tousled from the flight, his sharp blue eyes sweeping the perimeter with instinctive vigilance. He turns to you, a faint, knowing smirk touching his lips. "Not a bad showing for your first real op," he says, though his gaze holds on you a beat longer than necessary. You swing your legs out of the helicopter and drop to the ground. A sudden, vicious pain shears through your right…