#biohazard.

But I also thought of how he once again, told someone to keep on living for the sake of others who have died.

That honestly kind of concerns me because it sounds like Leon only sees value in his life due to others around him, especially those who died- especially with how he worded it.

Oh based on the way it was phrased but in OJ and Damnation, I do wholeheartedly believe that Leon has no self-esteem, his self-worth is entirely based on how "valuable" he is to others. Character analysis ahead:

TW// mentions of suicide

He was kidnapped by the government and stripped of any and all agency he had. Apart from just the typical lack of agency in the military (they tell you what to wear, how you can cut your hair, where you're going to sleep, what you're going to eat, etc.) Leon never got a choice in joining this program, he was forced to do so to save Sherry. So fresh off the worst day of his life (up until that point), he's thrown into years of mentally and physically strenuous training against his will all while the government dangles the safety of a child over his head.

And being the young rookie who had no military experience prior to being dumped in special forces training with men who'd been training for years probably didn't do wonders for his self-esteem either, especially when the commanding officer is calling him pretty boy. Realistically, I think it's definitely possible that the other people on that team called him much worse, but that's just my own speculation. And we know he was suicidal during this time too, and the only reason he didn't go through with it was because of Sherry.

From there, he becomes the government's greatest weapon against bio-terror. They say jump and he has to ask how high, otherwise they'll kill him and Sherry both. They carelessly throw him at problems they often had a hand in creating, expecting him to cover up their messes. And Leon fully recognizes this too. Apart from Vendetta and Death Island where it was pretty much explicitly spelled out, it's shown in-motion in Damnation. The US government comes in and bombs the ESR, killing god knows how many innocent people that Leon just finished tried to save from bioterroism, all so they could invade and take over the country. They'd literally created this entire plan around fake-pulling Leon from the mission and expecting him to go off the rails because he wanted to desperately save the people there-- they literally weaponized his trauma and his humanity. (I think it's also important to note that Hunnigan didn't know this was their endgame either.)

So when we look at what he said to both Manuela and Sasha, which was in essence the same thing-- you can't kill yourself because you have to honor the memory of those who died by continuing to live-- I think it's clear that Leon's not really living for himself. We see that in Vendetta, when Leon was at his lowest, where he literally says "today is a good day to die," during the fight with Arias 'cause he assumed Arias was going to kill him. And he didn't care, he wanted to die.

He feels so much survivor's guilt for not being able to save everyone all of the time, and he bases his self-worth entirely on his ability to help everyone else. That's why he hits such a low in Vendetta, because "instead of seeing an end to this shit, it just keeps getting worse," and this is coming off the heels of him essentially having a breakdown in the morgue and having to kill the squad he was in charge of again. He thinks he got them killed the first time when the bomb went off, although logically he knows there was nothing he could've done. But then when they are resurrected and zombified in the morgue, he's forced to literally kill them with guns to their heads. And even by the end of Vendetta, he's still not doing great. He's come to believe that it doesn't matter what he wants to what life he wanted to have, he doesn't get to make those decisions, and he has to accept that for what it is.

Hey y’all. Maybe there is something in the white lines. Something about the past you had to share. Something to give you more layers. Hope you like it.

You placed a ring in his table and sat in the chair in his opposite side, facing him.

It was a beautiful diamond ring.

Leon interrupted himself and paused his eyes from his computer to watch out your uncommon arrival that evening. You muffled a laugh, crossed your arms, your eyes now facing the ground. He looked so damn fine when he was concentrated.

- “Umm…hi then, sweetheart. Are you gonna tell me something about it or…are you expecting me to ask?”

-“Afraid to shoot, Kennedy?” You challenged him.

-“Ok…so…”

He seemed confused. Almost scared, you could tell.

-“Tip: long weird story. I’ll give you one chance, Leon.”

He abandoned the computer for good, now. Crossing his arms just like you, he finally asked:

-“What in the hell is this, baby girl?” You giggled.

-“I almost married once, Leon. Well, I forgot this thing inside my drawer for a while, but today I found it, accidentally.” You approached him as much as you could whit that table in the middle of you two. “Could you imagine that, Leon?” You said, lost in your memories, taking a good look in every detail of that ring.”

-“No, no, no. Guess I can’t take that. Since when?? I mean…no way. Married? I-” He took the ring from your fingers, looking directly to your face. You’d never saw him so serious and confusing.

-“When I moved to this town, two years ago, I had a friend here. We used to be soulmates. Until I saw her father. He’s young, like, he was forty eight at the time. We fell in love, deeply. He was so damn hot I barely understood why he would ever see me somehow.”

-“Don’t say bullshit.” Leon couldn’t avoid his eyes rolling, given the fact he always told you how damn gorgeous you are.

-…”But he did… and we kept things in secret as much as we could, cause we knew she’d never accept us. His daughter, I mean. My bestie. He had to choose. When he told her, she called me-“

-“Mom? Just kidding, I’m sorry. Keep going, baby.” He played, but barely looking in your eyes. Still locked in that ring. He was kinda in shock.

-“She told me I should k.ll myself.” His eyes found yours.

-“Wow. What did you do?”

-“I told him it was so obvious, and I didn’t expect her to accept. So I decided to leave him. He tried to convince me for a while, went to my house crying, without asking me or something. He actually made me surprise visitations five times. We had the best sex I’ve ever had all of the times, because he always used that against me. He knew I wouldn’t feel that with anyone, I’m not up to, you know, feel something for someone I wouldn’t grow feelings for. He used to tell me how much I belonged to him, how hard he could sense me around, how perfect we were together. I almost fell for that. Almost. But I couldn’t deal his baby offending me as it was my fault to love him the way I did. But it was so hard. Maybe the hardest decision I’ve ever made. She accused me of trying to use him to fix my psychological and financial issues. It was so unfair cuz this ring was the only thing I actually accepted.”

Both of you stared at each other.

-“How long ago?” He asked, carefully. “When did him propose to you? And when did you broke up for good?”

-“He proposed to me when we was like, seven months together. So he decided to tell her. Then we broke up. Two months after that, I joined the team. He went to my house those times I told. In the next month we was introduced to each other, Leon, you and I. Then, I’d never saw him again.

-“It ain’t so long ago, like, your last meeting was only eight months. You never told me that. Why?”

-“I definitely wasn’t up for it. Decided to erase this for good. I was cleaning my drawers when I found this.” You pointed to the ring with your chin. “And here we are. Why are you so… Leon, did I say something wrong?”

-“No! No, actually I feel honored to know something so…wow. Guess I wasn’t prepared. To imagine you as a wifey, you know.”

-“Im sorry, didn’t intend to bring weirdness to you.” you laughed, taking back the ring and heading to the door.”

-“Hey, wait. I’m going with you.” He took the car keys, his wallet, his gun and the distinctive. “Are you going home? Cause I think we could maybe drink something.”

-“Sure! I was about to say something but I saw you working…What’s on your mind?”

-“Well, need to take a bath first. Can we go to my house?”

-“Only if you let me use the other bathroom to take a shower. This story made sweat a little more than I like to admit…”

-“Wow, is your husband that hot?” Leon played, provoking you. It seemed more like a test than a joke. You knew him so good already.

-“Shut up, he made me nervous even from all this distance and I’m so disappointed with myself. I thought I’d be completely endurable when it comes to him.”

-“C’mon, you’re getting used to what you’re saying. Be easy on yourself. Next time you’ll not even remember his hot appearance anymore. Talking about him, what is his name? How does he look? What he does, like, his job, what songs does he likes to listen?”

-“Why you want to know all of it, Leon? You creepy.” You giggled.

-“Well, I want to gossip. You told me how to, remember? You made me a spiteful and curious person, all this is your fault. Then you bring me this whole story and don’t expect me to crave for every single detail? Think you’re twisted.”

-“You’re jealous cause I said he’s hot, confess.”

-“Im not, you always says I’m hot too. Dumb. Now, say.”

-“His name is Christopher Bernard Casarosa, he owns a wine company. It was past from his father to him. He likes to go to gym and futebol. He plays piano since he was a child and he is Psychologist by profession.”

-“Psychologist and couldn’t deal a spoiled child. What a joke! Well, his life is easier than I thought. Never had to fight for money, which gave him the chance to choose being beautiful, play piano and study something he maybe didn’t even had a huge interest for.”

You caught him. All you could do was laugh about be being as spiteful as he told you made him.

-“What about your love life, Leon? You never say anything. You want me to think you’re the city’s priest in the meantime?”

-“I don’t have so much things to bring. The last date I had was one week before we met, baby girl. Been faithful since then.”

-“My ass!” You almost whispered. You hated when hot guys came out with this nonsense story. -“Why? Did she dump you in the ass coincidentally?”

-“No, I told her I wasn’t sure if we should keep that going. She understood, but tried to call me many times. I ignored her.”

-“You didn’t like her? It had no chemistry?”

-“I thought I liked her but I was wrong.”

-“Why did you change your mind?”

-“Because I… well, I was wrong. Told ya.”

-“But something made you think you didn’t like her anymore. What was that?”

-“You made me remember of something, baby girl. Open that, please.”

It has so many different things like collars, bracelets, earrings and a…bra.

-“Leon, eew! Let me out NOW!”

-“What?? He laughed.

-“You’re just disgusting. How do you let me in your own personal motel? Did you fuck that girl here?”

You got really mad. Damn! He wanted to punish you, that was so clear. He touched the ring your old love gave you with passion and caring. Now he made you to touch a bra from someone he fucked inside that car you was inside. Leon was worst than rotten when he was up to. That wasn’t fair.

-“I didn’t fuck her here, don’t worry.”

-“But you did somewhere, good boy.”

-“I didn’t think that would make you angry, c’mon. It was more about how much I don’t give a fuck for pas things. That’s there for the whole time we’re partners. Funny, huh?”

-“Funny!” You opened the door’s car, which made him to stop abruptly, in shock with your attitude. He made you mad, you wanted to show what it was a damn crazy person. Leon wasn’t even prepared to play your feelings. When he parked at the side of the coast, you took all those things and threw away in the sea.

-“What the hell did you just do?! Are you trying to kill yourself? Why did you get mad??

-“You made me touch that, Leon, fuck you!”

-“I didn’t intended that. I’m sorry. Really.

He turned his attention toward what he just saw. -“Baby girl, I’m so sorry. I didn’t expect you to hate this that much, really. We do so many jokes on each other all time. Please, forgive me.”

You brushed off your face with your hands. You was mad. Jealousy. He won. You was angry and sad and… he knew now. Leon’s not dumb. He tested you and you gave him exactly what he wanted. But if the jerk wanted that, to know something, to have you anyway, what didn’t he let you know instead of testing you all the whole time? Weirdo.

-“Leon, don’t need to apologize. I’m sorry, I was just stressed out by all of this. Think I was completely fine but guess what? I don’t feel like it’s safe to drink anything tonight. Would you mind to take me home?”

-“Sure, but at least tell me why you got so damn mad.”

-“Don’t play the dumb ass, Leon. I felt just like you did about that fucking ring. Like if we had to share each other with someone else’s. And that’s fucking sore. I hate the idea of someone else’s hands all over you. The idea of tou fuckin someone gives me headache. I know you did that to test me, to punish me, because you can’t deal your mind making you swallow the frame of other man fucking my whole body the way I told you Cristopher fucked me and how much I told you I liked. ” You threw all up in a second.

-“Sorry, Leon. I need to be in a cage for a while. I don’t fucking know a thing of what’s going on for a long time already, but I guess we’re on the edge of our sleeping schedule and I don’t want to say more bull shit.

He was brushing his eyes now. His face was red, his eyes was watery.

-“Listen, I’ll take you home, but I’m staying there. Guess we could use each other’s companion tonight.”

-“You’re the boss, go rule. And, Leon, I love you, you know. More than anything. So please, don’t give up on our partnership or us at all. I promise I’ll manage all the things I said with care.”

-I wish I could say it first…But since you did, may I say I love you so much more.” He reached your face with his right hand, caressing your cheek and your upper lip. “And I’m not giving up on anything.Ever. You understand me? I swear.” He pulled you for a hug, kissing all over your free hand. You closed your eyes and felt his embrace like a home.

Since you became his partner, Leon decided to let the walls to fall dawn. Naturally, you got to know him better, both of you told lots about yourselves to each other, and a few days later he couldn’t bite his jokes anymore.

Serious, Leon’s silly. He’s so silly he tells jokes about almost everything. He compares strangers to celebrities, like “Look, there goes De Niro buying breads like us, non-famous people, DE NIRO IM A BIG FAN.” Also, for every cute girl with dark hair, he uses Katy Perry. You already know he potentially has a crush on her-not his fault.

Chapter 1

[ Hey yall. I imagined this scenario and suffered so much I wanted to share. Promise I’ll try to give you all what you need in the end. Wanted to put some extensions to Leon’s existence in readers life. Xxxx]

“I’m so used to my life with you around.”

Some song’s phrases made sense when your thoughts were the most dangerous and empty place. Leon has been away for two days, and you didn’t know when he was coming back home.

“Home”.

On the third day doing almost nothing about your own life, with your anxiety taking over your whole mind, you decided to check on his house. Why not? His mission commander didn’t respond your thousand emails, you know, for security. Your boss also didn’t take any of your calls, because it could be worst to you, since you couldn’t go to this mission beside him given that your forearm was just glued again. They asked you to wait in silence, to keep yourself safe too. But you needed to feel him. Somehow, somewhere.

You dreamt about him for the first time since he went to this mission. The pain was so real. Seeing him in front of you, so shiny and beautiful and kind, so him…and then waking up…

You had some of his clothes in your wardrobe but it barely had his scent cuz you washed them with your own clothes few days ago.

It was weird to feel that emptiness, to feel all this empathy for your partner whit him so far away from you, in a very classified mission. That choked you since the first time you knew. You felt so impotent, so not enough. You didn’t ever imagined not going on a mission beside him, you had in your mind you would ever be by his side and protect him as he always would do to you no matter what.

More than that, you missed Leon. You nocticed you didn’t recognized yourself without him around anymore. You assumed he was like an extension of yours, whom you depended heavily to breath, to work. To live. You knew that love, felt that since the start. But you kept things with you since you couldn’t read his mind. Even when he was the sweetest, the most supportive person, the most caring friend you’ve ever had.

You missed his calm voice encouraging you to talk and talk even when you only had bad jokes to do, you missed how he was always ready to laugh very much before you could conclude the punchline because he always told you how bad and predictable tou was when telling jokes, and how amazing you could be doing all the rest of the things you know how to do in compensation.

Leon always made your blood run, and he did it when you was completely destroyed inside for so many past ghosts. He loved you so much you remembered how much you deserved to be loved. You know that was, most of all, thanks to yourself and your therapist and your strength, but he was an angel sent right to you, and you was sure you’re the most lucky person in the whole universe because you had him by your side.

But now? Almost four days away from your soulmate, your best friend, your partner. Your big guy.

You was also far away from telling him everything you felt. Somehow, you know he was yours too. You kinda felt this. Almost electricity. But you was coward and that’s so ok given all your choices and everything you’ve had in your hands. You just couldn’t lose him.

The doorman never asked you for your documents when you arrived, because everyone around you two knew you both had each other’s personal documents copy’s, each others house’s and car’s keys. You weren’t just… as maried as you wish you was. Well.

You opened the door, entered and walked around, checking on every corner of Leon’s house. You saw his clothes inside his wardrobe this time, and couldn’t deny to bury your face in them. The same in his bedsheets, his pillows. As if you was trying to dig him from his belongings.

So sore and hard objects, and cold, so different from him, but every single thing seemed to have his face painted on it. His eyes spent most of his life’s hours looking to the inside of that house. That made your heart warmer somehow. Until a sudden burst changed the instant comfort.

He wasn’t there. He wouldn’t be for countless hours.

You didn’t have somewhere to go, indeed you wouldn’t if you had, because you know Leon wouldn’t be there too. What if he arrives and you’re not there to welcome him in the same second?

You decided to stay. He wasn’t around but there was the closest you could be to him right now. You washed all the clothes of the laundry and the ones left on the bathroom. You cooked everything you could and froze, so he would never to do those things in his resting days after this duty. You decided to order food to you, because it was impossible to concentrate in your own food, given that you had to be hungry to decide what to eat. How do you think about all this when you’re upset as you was? Besides, you already had frozen every single bean in that house. It was so much easier to choose for ready meals, pay and wait.

When everything was done, you had to take a bath, also because that was the funniest thing left. Finishing the bath, you cried a lot. You knew you should be worried by the way they didn’t even let you to know what that duty was about, and if he was sent by himself or not. You prayed so much for his integrity with all the faith you’d still had.

You heard Leon’s neighbors coming home with their dog, Rosalie, a lovely german shepherd who loves you and Leon the same you both love her. Leon always petsits her when they need to go somewhere she can’t. You assumed they wouldn’t deny her company to you that night, so instead of knocking the door you only whispered: “Who’s the babyyye?” Rosie, immediately, started to bark in a dramatic manner that made you laugh like a child. That feeling, finally a good one and so different from anxiety, caressed your fatigued heart as a painkiller kicks the headache away.

Austin, one of her owners, opened the door with the enthusiasm Rosie always do when sees her favorite persons. “Hey, handsome! Been a while! Come in!” Rosie couldn’t be happier. “Yeah, been working just too much. Need a vacation immediately! I’m sorry for appearing like this, but I heard you guys and couldn’t brace myself from smashing our little baby, right Rosie??” Your arms strongly around her neck, then the hands scratching her backs, just like heaven to her. “Nevermind! We love you too, right Rosie?” Austin said, when Johnathan came to say hey to you too, after leaving the suitcases in the closet: “Hey, look who’s in the house!” He made you to turn around to say: “Looking prettier and stronger too! You and Leon should take us to the gym with you, right, Austin?” “Me? I won’t promise anything, I’m too lazy for that!” The three of you laughed, giving the fact them both were completely in shape too. Humble people. “Look at you both! My dream is to be this hot someday!” “Shut up! I swear you are! And, talking ‘bout him…?” Austin said, and Johnathan followed “We saw him in the hall three days ago, when we travelled. Four a.m. Where’s he?” “Well, guess what?” you said, disappointment spotted in your eyes. “What? Where’s he? And why you’re not with him?”

Austin, which Leon used to talk more, asked. Even Austin didn’t knew what was going on. “I broke the forearm three weeks ago. But this duty…even I don’t know about, for security and stuff you already know. So I couldn’t go. Given that this duty was a surprise even for our boss, Leon couldn’t tell me anything because they took his phone away before he could think about it, afraid of him to tell me much then he should. So that’s why I am here.” Johnathan covered his mouth, feeling groundless. He knew the importance of that fear. Austin, looking from your face to Johnathan’s, risked the chance and asked, already afraid of what was to come: “And when is he coming back home, darling?” You kept your eyes opened, praying to keep them dry enough from the openness and not crying.

But you started to cry.

“Jesus, honey. I’ll grab a tea for us, hold on.” “I’m s-sorry. I tried to talk to them so many times, but they forbidden me! Told me I was risking my safety appearing like that in their emails and calls. Told me I could risk the mission and classified informations. My hands are empty right now now and I don’t know what to do with all that was left to me to face.” “Babe, don’t worry.-Austin said, holding your hands and caressing them.- Leon is the strongest agent I’ve ever seen. I confess I didn’t see so many agents but him-he always tried to make you laugh, ever. Maybe that’s why Leon and him were so close. Sense of humor no matter what. - but I know so many things he’s been through. So many things. I know he’ll be back soon. In one piece.” “And he will propose to you, and we’ll marry you two as God may bless, amen.” John said, bringing tea for the three of you. You laughed again, even crying the way you was. “Here, cheers- Austin said- to Leon’s comeback.” “And for their wedding to come!” John said, with conviction. “I won’t even play around, baby, I know they’ll marry very soon! Austin said. “What?? What are you guys talking about?” You flushed. Johnathan, feeling out for not knowing that much, protested: ”What? Do you know ANYTHING I still don’t know, Austin? Are you leaving me in the dark? You wouldn’t dare!” “Chill out, baby, I’m just saying what I feel. And I never commit mistakes when I feel things.” You finally said, after stop laughing:” John, what did you put in this tea? You guys are completely crazy!” “Baby, don’t you lie to us. We know we want the same thing, right, Austin?” “So right, hon. Chill out babygirl, we’re here. Don’t be anxious. Breathe. Leon’s gonna come back so soon you’ll wish another mission to steal him for more five days, I swear!” “Don’t say that, never. I don’t know myself anymore when he’s not around. I know this ain’t no healthy but I’ll fix that too. I couldn’t sleep for the last three days.” “We can see it by your eyes. You need to try. To be entire to punish him when he’s home again.” Austin said, trying to make you smile again. “Yeah, you should slap him right in that ass!” John increased.

They was so right. Sometimes, in the middle of those things you was doing to keep yourself busy and tired, you thought he should be punished when he was back home. But you’d think about that later: now you was recovering your battery and energy with their sweet company, presence and energy. That’s what you most needed and you didn’t even know. You wanted Rosie, God gave you the hole family and a chance to breathe, only for those few hours. But you couldn’t be more thankful.

“Guys, thanks for having me. I needed you both, I’m feeling completely overwhelmed. Can’t thank you enough for the evening we had. And sorry again for coming without asking. You’re amazing.” Austin said back: “You’re always welcome here, baby. If you want to sleep here, or to invite us to sleep with you, we’re completely avaliable.” “And we want to know any new you receive from our big guy, so we’ll be aware. Don’t matter how late, please, tell us.” “I swear I’ll tell you both! But i would never make you guys to sleep out after coming from a trip. Buuuuut if you could to loan me our little baby, I’ll feel eternally grateful. Is it asking too much?” “She’s yours! You’re the mama, here, take her!” You smiled. Austin and Johnathan are electric. You just couldn’t love them less. “Did you hear that, Rosie? I’m your mother! We’re a family of three!” “And we’ll be a family of four, very very soon, may God bless, amen!” “Amen!” They said, just like twins, wishing you the same you’ve been wishing during your whole journey together. You guided Rosie to Leon’s apartment, which she knew as her own house. She headed to the couch, rubbing herself to left her dog scent, just like she always does.

That, also, made you think that bringing her to be with you was the biggest goal of the week. Those manias of her was the funniest and cutest thing you could deal.

(I always write this little things thinking about Death Island Leon and his cute sense of humor and duty and protection and availability to his close ones;)

Leon always seems to have an effective plan. Once you discord on one ideia, he blow out another as if that was obvious. Of course, years of experience from his part makes your team of two working fine. And, just before you feel dumb by his fast thoughts and ideas, he gives you space to agree or disagree, to put points and observations in “his new plan”. He seems to feel everything you think before you even say it, but maybe it’s just part of what he built up in his entire life as the smartest and intuitive soldier he was.

He tries not to seem too cute (because he IS). Leon’s a careful, tempered person. Always been, but became even better at this. He can try a lot to not to be cute, but it’s impossible and he doesn’t even imagine that. In his head, he’s a brick. But personally? He stops anything he’s doing to listen to you looking in your eyes, always encouraging you to go ahead with your speech, rereading every line you just gave him, so he can understand everything with precision. He never starts his observations immediately: he waits like, five or seven seconds until he’s sure you finished every point you wanted to tell him. That worked for missions, reporting, investigating, choosing a movie or ordering something.

Another funny fact about Leon is that he’s NEVER choosing something himself to order the dinner when you’re both in the office until later. He says it’s too much responsibility for one man, so he prefers to blame you. Once you said:”What are we having tonight, then?” And he said: “Hmmm… Think it’s gonna take some hours so I’d pick pasta. A lot. And beef, of course.” “Eeew, Leon! We had pasta last night and the night before and I hate beef. I’d choose salad and ice cream.” “See? Good girl! That’s why I chose you as my soldier.” (You always flushed when he calls you “his” soldier, or “his” girl.)

Leon always makes you feel younger, not only by the fact he’s almost twenty years older than you, no. He makes you feel younger because he reproduces every single dad joke in the hole world in record time- looking inside your soul through your eyes, because the only reason he tells those jokes is to melt away with the indignant cold expression you give him in response. That’s the funniest game he plays, it seems, because he laughs for hours. When you say “Are you trying to make me cry or to quit my job? Because I’m telling you, Kennedy…” He says “Nooo, you’re not going anywhere.” And blinks. (He’s right.)

You noticed Leon has no any relationship except by his job. Once you asked him, and he barely told you “Too busy, my girl. Why asking? Do I look that miserable?” And you told him: “It’s…just impossible to get that you’re single. I mean, you may have so many choices, don’t know.” He muffled a laugh and took off his eyes from the computer for the first time to spy your expression. “You think? Thank you then, too kind of you. But reality hits different, believe me.” “Men always says that, playing the lonely miserable ones and stuff to make people feel sorry and expect the less embarrassing things about you.” He laughed loud this time. “What would you say then? I’m a liar with extra time to date five girls a day?” He crossed his arms above his chest and stopped to listen to your answer. “Well, even you couldn’t deal five girls in a day, so it’s a No. But I don’t trust you.” You smiled thinking about this situation and threw a paper ball right against his head. “Ouch! Eagle eye! I swear, there’s nobody. Even if I wanted. The only girl I see is you.” “Poor Leon.” (You only said that to test him, you know) “Well, ma’am? I wouldn’t say I’m miserable at all.”

Those tips of his always got you confused.

[id been unoccupied today and decided to share some things here, besides I decided to send some posted things away too ^_^ now let’s think about Leon telling gossip.]

In the middle of a long hiatus between the last and the next mission out of the country, you and your partner found yourselves stuck in the office. You two always tried to make good use of the extra hours that has been given to both.

It was just unavoidable to talk lots of bullshit, and it happens that, after long months living by your side, Leon learned how to gossip too. Seriously.

Given that you’re an investigative agent and reporter when you’re not out there in the missions, it’s almost your job to know every single thing about everyone. Isn’t your fault. It just happens that, just like magic, all the news about anyone’s personal life’s always appeared magically in your lap.

But, to know all of it and not sharing with your closest person did not bring any joy to your life.

Well, he didn’t seem to like it in the start, he was more like: “How and why do you know all those things about the doorman?” or “Why do you care if they had an affair? We’re busy people, little girl. Use your smart ass for useful information.” You always defended yourself: “But Leonnnn, please, don’t act as if I’d been telling things around, I’m just telling this to you, silly!” “But why are you telling me all this?” “Because it’s important to know information from people, so we can get into everything that’s going on. I hate not knowing things, not understanding what’s happening around us, we need emotion in days like that. Some fun.” Your tone was sad and bored. Leon felt sorry. “Think I can understand you… my fault choosing the biggest mouth in the whole universe to be my partner. Let’s talk about someone else’s not-of-our-business life, then. You start.”

But now, he’s the one bringing things to you and you two got so practical at the thing that all he need is to come closer to you in the morning and whisper: “Jesus, did you see that?” with a horror expression. “I told you, right? these two don’t know how to keep things quiet.” “Well, you were right after all, then!” “Jeez, they need to chill!” “Right??”

That’s how he became your new bestie. At this point, he was almost your husband - if you ignore some benefits you still didn’t achieve from him.