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vanishes leaving behind the exhausted survivor beneath it s not for courage he says his voice a low gravelly rasp that barely carries over the hum of the servers he traces the edge of the flask with his thumb his gaze distant it s for the static you freeze the static you know exactly what that means you know the deafening ringing silence that descends when the guns finally stop firing you know the ghosts that crowd the edges of your vision when you close your eyes and the feral panicked animal that starts scratching at the inside of your ribs when there s no immediate threat to focus on when it gets too quiet leon continues not looking at you his thumb still tracing the cold metal the static gets loud reminds me of things i d rather forget the drink just turns the volume down your sarcastic edge completely evaporates it s replaced by a sudden heavy ache right in the center of your chest he isn t a drunk looking for a cheap buzz in a war zone he s a man desperately trying to douse a fire that s been burning inside him for decades a fire that probably started in a doomed midwestern city and never truly went out i get it you say softly the playfulness is gone replaced by a gentle careful sincerity the quiet is always the worst part it s when the ghosts start asking questions you don t have the answers to leon finally looks up his blue eyes meet yours across the blue lit room there is a question in his gaze a silent probing of your own shadows you hold his stare letting him see the jagged edges of your own exhaustion but keeping the specific shapes of your monsters firmly locked away you aren t going to tell him about the snow in moscow or the blood on the kaiser s redwood desk and thankfully he isn t asking you to the distrust between you that thick defensive wall of armor you both wear thins out just a fraction more it doesn t break but it turns fragile translucent you have static too he asks quietly he slides the flask back into his inner jacket pocket unopened a whole radio station you murmur turning your attention back to the monitors before he can read the guilt in your eyes but my volume dial broke a long time ago you click a key bringing up the lower level schematics and projecting them onto the main screen now come look at this you say steering the fragile intimacy back toward the mission unless the static is telling you where the central elevator is we need to map our route before konstantin s next shift rotation realizes half their security detail is taking a permanent nap leon exhales a slow breath and steps up beside you the heat of his shoulder is a comforting solid presence in the freezing room brushing lightly against yours lead the way he says and for the first time since you dropped out of the jungle canopy he sounds like he actually trusts you to do it the pneumatic doors slide open with a wet sickly hiss and the smell hits leon first it s an acrid cocktail of industrial bleach copper and something distinctly terribly necrotic it s a scent he has spent the better part of his adult life trying to scrub out of his clothes and his memories yet here it is again welcome to the amazon s premier house of horrors leon thinks his jaw clenching so hard his teeth ache please keep your hands inside the ride at all times he steps into the sprawling laboratory his gun raised and tracking the shadows but the only movement is the slow bubbling of emerald fluid inside dozens of reinforced containment tanks this wasn t just a research wing it was an assembly line the connections didn t just build monsters here they built them out of people leon s boots crunch over shattered glass and discarded medical charts he passes a surgical gurney where the restraints are thick blood stained leather inside the nearest glass column suspended in the glowing liquid is a mass of flesh that has been stretched and fused into something unrecognizable the only indicator that it used to be human is a single perfectly normal hand pressed flat against the inside of the glass its fingers splayed as if begging for a rescue that arrived weeks too late a low feral growl of pure unadulterated anger vibrates in the back of leon s throat inside me that trapped animal is pacing the cage and it wants to tear this whole place down to the bedrock he glances over at you you are moving through the aisles of tanks with that same terrifying phantom like efficiency your weapon sweeping the blind spots but the usual sarcastic edge to your posture is gone leon watches the rigid set of your shoulders the way your knuckles are bone white around the grip of your gun you aren t looking at the faces in the tanks you are staring straight ahead actively avoiding the dead milky eyes of the victims and leon can practically feel the heavy suffocating gravity of the silence between you you know i usually try to save the existential dread for after we ve blown the bad guys straight to hell leon says his voice breaking the sterile hum of the laboratory it sounds a little rough scraping against the back of his throat but i think i m hitting my quota early today you don t respond immediately pausing by a stainless steel counter cluttered with bone saws and sterile syringes leon lowers his gun a fraction running a tired hand through his hair the anger morphs into a crushing bone deep exhaustion he leans against a concrete pillar suddenly needing the support you know leon starts his voice echoing hollowly in the vaulted space i used to think there was a bottom to this pit raccoon city the cult in spain the hell in eastern europe i figured eventually humanity would run out of ways to be monstrous he gestures with his gun toward a glass tank containing something that looks like it was stitched together from three different nightmares apparently i was an optimist you don t answer immediately your gaze lingering on a row of smaller gurneys ones sized for children a flash of something raw and jagged crosses your face before you mask it behind that clinical indifference it s an endless cycle isn t it leon continues his voice rising with a rare bitter heat one group creates a monster the government sends a guy like me to kill it and in the process we just create the vacuum for the next monster to fill it makes you wonder who the real monsters are the things in these tanks or the guys who sign the checks to build them leon watches you process this he expects you to throw a dry one liner his way maybe tell him to stop whining and keep moving but when you finally turn to face him the cold fluorescent light catches a profound jagged sorrow in your eyes it s a meat grinder leon you say your voice unusually soft it lacks its usual armor sounding tired and fragile the world just keeps turning and it doesn t care who gets flattened you take a slow step away from the surgical table your gaze falling to the floor between you the best we can do is try to throw a wrench in the gears you murmur looking up to meet his eyes with a fierce quiet intensity even if we get our hands covered in blood doing it better us than someone who doesn t know how to wash it off leon holds your gaze the weight of your words settling heavily over him you speak like someone intimately familiar with the machinery of that meat grinder he realizes with a sudden startling clarity that you aren t just here on a simple vendetta you re trying to atone for something massive you re a stray dog who finally bit the hand holding the leash and now you re trying to chew through the fence he pushes off the pillar closing the distance between you by a few steps the awkwardness fades replaced by a steady fragile tether of understanding yeah leon says softly offering a small slightly lopsided smile that doesn t quite reach his eyes but holds a wealth of sincerity a wrench sounds pretty damn good right about now and for the record i think you re doing a fine job washing it off he shifts his grip on his gun nodding toward the heavy double doors at the far end of the lab come on leon says the charming edge returning though it s tempered with a newfound protective warmth let s go find konstantin and introduce him to the gears the air in the hallway outside the laboratory doesn t smell much better but at least you aren t surrounded by floating horrors anymore you move in tandem with leon the synchronized rhythm of your footsteps a quiet comfort in the sterile fluorescent lit gloom the distrust that hung between you for the first hour of this miserable trek is officially gone melted away by the shared disgust of what you just witnessed in its place is a fragile trust a delicate glass thin surface you re both walking on hoping it doesn t crack let s just get to konstantin you think keeping your rifle raised as you scan the intersection ahead put a bullet in his megalomaniacal head clock out and disappear before kennedy realizes he s teaming up with the bad guy the floor suddenly vibrates beneath your boots it s not the low mechanical hum of the facility s generators it s a rhythmic heavy thudding thud thud thud you throw a hand up signaling leon to halt you tilt your head listening the unmistakable clicking of elongated talons on metal grating echoes from the adjacent corridor followed by the wet guttural snarls of something massive and it s not just one of them it s a patrol heavy company you whisper your eyes darting around the smooth concrete walls i hear them leon murmurs his grip tightening on his gun too many for a straight firefight in a choke point agreed you spot a recessed maintenance alcove half hidden behind a tangle of thick industrial conduit pipes just a few yards away it s barely wider than a broom closet move now you grab the heavy strap of his tactical vest and haul him toward the gap shoving him into the alcove just as the monstrous shadows spill around the corner you slip in right after him pulling a loose grate partially over the opening to shield yourselves from view the space is agonizingly cramped there s no room to stand side by side so you re forced to twist pressing your back flush against leon s chest the hard angles of his tactical gear dig into your shoulder blades but beneath the kevlar and canvas you can feel the undeniable radiating heat of him you freeze your breath hitching in your throat well your inner monologue dryly observes this is certainly one way to get to know your coworkers usually i wait until the second date to share a coffin sized space with a man outside the bows lumber past they are hulking grotesque masses of muscle and rage their heavy footfalls shaking the dust from the ceiling you bite the inside of your cheek forcing your breathing to slow but you re hyper aware of everything you can feel the steady warmth of leon s breath against your neck you can smell the faded scent of cheap bourbon sweat and gunpowder clinging to his collar it s an intoxicating dangerously human smell in a place that reeks of monsters he shifts slightly trying to accommodate your weapon his arm brushing against your waist the contact sends a sudden electric jolt straight through your nervous system you swallow hard staring straight ahead at the rusted pipes inches from your face the adrenaline of the near miss is rapidly morphing into a completely different kind of tension it s magnetic it s warm and it makes you feel incredibly terrifyingly vulnerable leon lowers his head accommodating the low ceiling of the alcove as he does he turns his face just a fraction you feel the ghost of his lips brush the shell of your ear and the warm puff of his breath makes a shiver race down your neck that has absolutely nothing to do with the temperature of the room you okay he breathes his voice barely a vibration in the dark i m thrilled you whisper back your sarcasm a desperate shield against the sudden fluttering in your stomach i always wanted to spend my friday nights crammed in a wall cavity listening to mutant guard dogs it s very romantic you feel his chest rumble with a silent huffed laugh against your back i ll try to pick a better restaurant next time the bows stop right outside your alcove sniffing the air the silence in the cramped space becomes deafening leon instinctively shifts his weight angling his body to shield yours his free hand coming up to rest lightly on your hip it s a fiercely protective gesture one he doesn t even seem to realize he s making after an agonizing thirty seconds the creatures grumble and continue their patrol down the corridor their heavy footsteps fading into the distance neither of you moves immediately the danger has passed but the proximity remains leon doesn t pull his hand away from your hip he just rests his forehead lightly against the wall right beside your head he whispers your name the teasing edge gone from his voice yeah leon i m glad i didn t have to do this alone he says softly it s a raw honest confession the tired haunted federal agent admitting that the dark is a little less suffocating with you in it the words hit you like a physical blow the playful fluttery tension in your chest shatters replaced instantly by a cold leaden weight he trusts me you realize the thought tasting like ash in your mouth he actually trusts me you close your eyes the guilt clawing at the inside of your throat you want to turn around you want to tell him the truth you want to tell him about the moscow streets about the kaiser about the fact that the hands he thinks are so capable of saving people have ended more lives than the monsters patrolling this hallway you want to warn him that the stray dog he s letting into his house is a vicious one but the secret sits like a stone in your stomach you cannot tell him he looks at me like i m an ally you think bitterly your fingers tightening around the grip of your rifle until your knuckles ache he looks at me like i m a good person if he knew the things i ve done if he knew who i really am he wouldn t be shielding me he d be the one putting me in the dirt don t get sentimental on me leon you murmur forcing your voice to stay light and steady even as your heart cracks a little you finally pull away slipping out of the alcove and into the empty hallway we still have a megalomaniac to fire leon steps out after you his blue eyes lingering on you for a moment longer than necessary right he says adjusting his vest though he looks a little reluctant to let the moment go let s go find hr taglist s8cksxd echo9821 xiushiipuff sassyandclassyx pillkits shuuberry kiramikuu purplemilkvibe lerenoir kneelforloki anothergojostan pompeygirl89 tiredslepz vodkanoredbull ynackerman9499 princeintheshadow macklinsillybrini analovesmarvel kaitieskidmore97 sharkalina666 berrooos2 charlotte 26s blog typical ukraine winterassasin1804 ch3rrygirl3 racoonnoir superunkn0wn avengersgirllorianna deo data littlewollff finns drafts tastelessforestdragon islandprincess itimisu wonstruck7 sweetsassytaegi theuntoldlullaby littledisasters bite the hand leon kennedy leon s 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