𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲. a small company of no significance shouldn't be monitored by political giants, and yet here they all are — irma stillenacht politely offers coffee (though she can't be arsed with smiling) whilst prometheus keeps his artificially - enhanced eyes on the cameras, ready to use his scary dog privileges (and the security patch he wears on his jacket) to ensure there's no danger awaiting the brain of each operation.
on the outside, they act as a broker — match people who look for jobs with people that need the job to be done. nothing suspicious at all — from pet sitting and watering plants to signing contracts for other small businesses ready to employ new workforce.
inside though...
let's just say their mercenary game is on point. enough to endanger the peace in neo tokyo night city.
kennedy's steps come to a halt as delicate hand grabs his wrist before he enters a room he should not be entering.
❝ sorry, sir, ❞ she offers, eyes piercing through his skull. ❝ the restroom's to the left. ❞
something's wrong though and she can't shake the feeling of knowing the guy. there's something too familiar in the way he looks, walks, talks; the timbre of his voice and his scent, the way he carries himself — his speech pattern and all that. a task for a netrunner — to dig up kennedy's identity.
somehow she knows he feels that too.
prompted: grab, sender grabs receiver's wrist to stop them from leaving. + swap >:)))
@buriedabove for leon s. kennedy.
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time meant nothing to her in those quiet moments she shared with leon kennedy. a man she once had planned to devour, now captured her ill fleeting attention. she shamelessly broke into his apartment late at night, met with the barrel of his shotgun. unlike the first time they met, he almost seemed happy to see a familiar face.
with greetings out the way, the pair sat upon the mattress that laid in the corner of his bare apartment. upon the occasionally stained carpet were empty cans and bottles, something she pretended to not notice. as he spoke about his trip to spain, she listened intently. hands folded in her lap, sitting with her legs crossed. her unnatural eyes rarely left the agent's visage. sylmae refrained from letting her eyes travel down his form for the sake of her genuine curiosity.
unbeknownst to @buriedabove , sylmae was in spain the same time as he was. she was undoing all of his hard work, a task given to her by albert wesker. she was ordered to receive a sample of las plagas. sylmae was the fail safe that wesker needed incase his other asset tucked their tail between their legs. she decided it was best to not share that information with him and act clueless.
"saving the president's daughter . . . that's something that will forever stand out on your resume." she jested.
her eyes inevitably wandered, landing on the soft pink flesh of his lips. leon caught the action as soon as it happened. his hitched breath was like a sweet melody in her ears.
“ What? Why are you looking at me like that? ”
like the urge taking over her limbs, sylmae couldn't control herself from acting upon her impulses. she unfolded her legs and moved to sit in front of him. she sat upon her shins and her hand reached towards leon's cheek with a rare soft touch. her thumb gently hooked underneath his sculpted jawline, quietly tracing along his sharp bone. her thumb then traveled to toy with his bottom lip, the tip gently pulling down the lip. her eyes met his again, seeking out any sign of discomfort. there was none. she leaned forward and laid her lips against his. she kissed him softly and slowly. she wanted to lavish this one moment of normality in her life that was constantly filled with egregious depravities.
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@buriedabove inquired : i don't know whether to be pissed or be thrilled to see you again.
inbox prompt : i thought you were dead prompts.
prompt status : accepting !
𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙄𝙎 𝘼 𝙃𝙐𝙁𝙁 𝙊𝙁 𝙎𝙊𝙁𝙏 𝙇𝘼𝙐𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙑𝙀𝙎 𝙃𝙀𝙍 at the other's words . ada was hardly surprised that he had conflicting feelings upon her return into his life , though it'd been becoming increasingly obvious that them crossing paths with each other seemed inevitable . chestnut - hued eyes flicker to meet his gaze and she simply gave a half - hearted smile .
❛ yes , well if i were you , i'd stick with the thrilled option , seeing as i've been sure to stop you from becoming another body to litter this island . ❜ the spy mused , offering a shrug before she let her arms drop fully to her side . there is more she could say , much had been left unsaid between them after their last meeting . though as she was sure they were both aware , ada had her hands full with the job that'd brought her to the los illuminados village in the first place — and well , wesker was not a patient man .
❛ do make sure you don't die , leon , i cannot continue to save you all the time , you know . ❜
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against all doctors orders and her brother's wishes to just stay put, claire had found her way back to the field relatively fast. no whether her ways are appropriate or not, there could be some discussion - thing is, someone has to get their hands dirty and clear terrasave from the rotting state neil has left it in. since nobody else will, it has to be her. last thing she would have wanted was to cross paths with old acquaintances that could have been a potential case to stop her from the end goal.
@buriedabove : the things we lost will always be heavier than the things that stayed.
and there it is same old leon showing up at the lowest moment, ready to give his perspective on this burden they've been carrying for way too long by now. it's ironic really - a piece of claire's soul is still laying lifeless in what's left of sejm island's ruins, along with the equally lifeless squad mates. "should have been me to get lost," she counters evenly, no reason to sugarcoat her evidently precarious state of mind these days. "you and i made a promise to each other, but seems to me we're only leaving more fuckups on our ways."
neil's notepad is quickly thrown back into the pocket of her coat, index pushing sunglasses further up her nose as claire walks past the agent - another ueseless bunker listed in her former boss' hideaways for his scehemes and yet she can't find anything, almost as if someone had the time to come clean up despite the sudden way the plan went to shit. "you should have listened to me back then, we could have avoided this."
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@buriedabove sent...
MEME.
“ i’m going to ask you to lower that weapon. ”
after being dragged off the beaten path to a gloomy, isolated town, one would not be at fault for finding it difficult to trust. not when the few people encountered had turned wild and rabid upon him, foaming at the mouth as he barely fought them off. thus, at the sound of footfalls, his pistol lifted, its sight pinned upon a strange man.
no foam at the mouth, no jaundiced eyes, and speech he could understand.
sebastian's brow drew to a sharp furrow, suspicious still.
"tell me who you are, and i'll consider it."
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@buriedabove: opens his mouth
amélie to @c-leric: SHADOWHEART CAN YOU CAST SILENCE??? HE ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING STUPID
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@buriedabove ° • * ⁀ ➷ ˎˊ˗
“ There’s, uh… ” Gosh, are his palms sweating? “ There’s someone I’d like to introduce to you. Someday. If you’re okay with that. ”
𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 (𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞) &&. 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐭𝐯 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧, but with the dimmed lights and the smell of food (takeout ; michalina can't cook for shit) &&. the young girl sprawled on the couch creates the illusion of getting back home.
to the rebellious yet loving daughter (or younger sister, doesn't matter), the loyal guard in the shape of a dog and a wife, alas, with the last piece missing. for how long?
michalina hopes for eternity. she misses her mother mom dearly ; misses the affection a motherly figure could give her (and vice versa) — but to accept someone as one? betrayal. and most importantly, abandonment incarnate. would leon still want to hang out with her whilst having a serious girlfriend? would dad still love her whilst dating someone?
in the bright head of hers the answer is no.
but how would she know if leon's serious this time? she's met countless of women &&. men before, none of whom she liked (and in most cases, the feeling was mutual). there's been a break, it seems, in leon's love life. or not really, as she realized just now. liar.
he gives it away in the way he speaks. it's not his usual &&. casual wanna meet x? leon's words are laced with uncertainty. the girl tenses, azor stops his mlems over the snacks and both of their gazes are redirected from the cartoon to the detective. michalina's brows furrow and what she puts on is an act — of boredom, exhaustion of the subject ; of rolling eyes and heavy sighs.
"another one?" she spits out, voice trembling just a little bit ; enough for a seasoned crime - solver to notice, but she still hopes he didn't ; hopes he's been to a pub before he came back, had a beer or two ; loosened up enough not to pick up her tells. "ugh, sure, i guess. someday."
a shrug follows her words, one that's combined with a nudge for azor to sniff leon ; the dog goes on his quest, already knowing leon's not drunk and, in addition, smelling of familiar perfume. about that, the animal companion was quiet since he first smelled that a while ago, wishing not to upset michasia ; another form of betrayal to which he'll never admit. both his &&. leon's secret.
it's the silent judgement of the dog's eyes that speaks volumes — don't you dare hurt her nor give her hope — but there's also the lazy wag of his tail and a friendly hop, front paws resting against the man's thigh, head awaiting pats &&. pets. he tells michasia there was no alcohol involved, which makes the girl turn off the tv with something bordering on aggression.
"gotta go. told pops i'll be back for the night."
that's a lie, but everything's better than being here with her guardian, parental or brotherly figure or whatever &&. whoever the fuck leon actually is. it's easier to digest the thoughts by herself — but leon already knows it's what occupies her head that consumes the girl — &&. it's pretty late, too late for her to wander through the streets. obviously she said she'll stay the night and her father agreed, by now very much in touch with leon — still unsure how to navigate the situation, but at least knowing michalina's safe. for what he can do now, which is very little, that's more than enough.
the girl's feet shuffle against wooden floor and she picks up her backpack, getting ready to head out.
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⸻ @buriedabove gets a thing :3c cause reasons
it's a stupid decision he told himself but then he would remember the last time he made a stupid decision, it brought him away from wesker and to a life of freedom, in a manner of speaking of course. until wesker was actually dead, steve always kept on the move with ada, taking extra precautions to hide his presence and keep off of wesker's radar.
now there was no need for such precautions, except for the law obviously but they were easy enough to avoid--even the bigger ones like the BSAA for example.
hence why a part of him is telling himself that calling an agent of the DSO is stupid, but if his research was correct, the two of them were raised in the same household for a period of time. they knew each other, probably called each other family.
before he could stop himself, the redhead pressed down on the green icon and for a moment, the phone rang. all he could hear was the phone and his heart beating inside his chest, the urge to just hang up was almost overwhelming. however, steve told himself to at least wait to see if the man would answer.
then, a voice echoes in his ear. he temporarily flashes back to the mission in spain, after a brief but highly tense encounter with the agent. it's definitely him.
there was a hint of impatience from the other man, no doubt ready to hang up before steve just blurts out. "leon?"
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you said something earlier, but i think i missed it.
"TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON" PROMPTS
“Oh yeah? Did you actually miss it or were you just pretending you did so you wouldn’t have to deal with me and my big mouth? Well, guess what? You’re gonna have to deal with it anyway.” The aggressiveness in her tone softens almost too quickly, though, as her brows furrow and her voice lowers to a murmur. “They think they may have found Chris…” she whispers. “I didn’t wanna say anything in front of Claire because… well, there’s a chance it’s not actually him and I don’t want her to…” Moira lets out a long sigh. “I just don’t want her to get her hopes up for nothing. It’s already been enough false warnings. But I thought you should know at least.”
It’s been almost six months since Edonia, since Moira and her squad dragged an unconscious, injured Chris out of the city hall and loaded him into a chopper. Moira had to fight her squad leader to let her go with him, but he told her she had to stay until they saw the mission through. Stay and look for this “Ada” that Piers mentioned.
They didn’t find her.
Moira scratches the back of her neck as she looks to meet Leon’s gaze. “To be honest with you, I’m tired of the false warnings too. Part of me wishes we’d just find a body and be done with this.” That came out wrong. That came out so wrong. She slaps a hand over her mouth and shakes her head. Her eyes burn, but she won’t cry, not now. Claire will come out of the bathroom any second. She’ll know something is wrong. Also, it’ll ruin her makeup. Her hand drops to her side. “I just hate… not knowing.”
And Moira can’t help but wonder if that’s how her family felt, too, when she was the one missing, when she was the one who couldn’t be found. The thought of it alone makes her shudder.
@buriedabove
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𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 ⸻ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗘𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥.
in the moonlight, grey is replaced with silver — the color of his knife's blade; gaze as piercing as its tip.
she realizes he's about to leave — judging by the attire, it's not his office that he's headed to.
it makes sense now — the coldness, shivers down her spine, goosebumps adorning porcelain skin; lack of weight on her waist where his arm's supposed to be, resting as he breathes warmth into her hair, into the back of her neck. [ . . . ]
she holds a box of his personal belongings — nothing much, nothing with personality; boring collection of knick knacks collecting dust on his desk. there's a plant, one she's given him — leaves perfectly green. he's took it to heart — to take care of it.
it's her who's in charge of cleaning his drawers, shelves, office. no reason not to trust her — for so long she's been the only person consistent in his life, a well known presence in the dso headquarters, in the president's white house.
whatever she leaves behind is going to be destroyed.
so she packs every little thing, every small piece of leon to have forever beside her.
he's gone.
come back alive she said when he left. no good luck, as such thing doesn't exist; not stay safe, as it's impossible in his line of work. doesn't care about health — it's something to be fixed — alive is what matters most.
he broke the promise, left her with a house and not home.
in an instant, scarred hand reaches for his wrist, pulls the bigger frame closer with all the strength it has.
❝ stay, ❞ she says instead — commands, expects. stay with me; in the home with a bed - frame, functioning oven and fridge — with hot water and the plant rose gave you. with the unspoken and forthcoming adoption of a cat, with a second bedroom turned to a study (walls decorated in equations, formulas, post it notes); with a cozy couch nobody sleeps on in the end; with mirrors with reminders written with permanent marker — of my eye color, hair color; how to apply brow pencil and the shade of my eyeliner.
you're going to die.
prompted: sorry for waking you.
@buriedabove for leon s. kennedy.
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@buriedabove inquired :
[ TO: A. ] hey, so i was thinking and…
[ TO: A. ] i know it’s late and maybe i had one too many
[ TO: A. ] i’m going to wife you up one day
[ TO: A. ] PROMISE
[ TO: A. ] or a threat
[ TO: A. ] take it as you may
inbox prompt : random asks torturing leon hours.
prompt status : always accepting !
𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙈𝙀𝙎𝙎𝘼𝙂𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙏'𝘿 𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙀𝘿 her phone mid - mission hadn't been expected , and she'd been even more confused at the sender . it was rare leon messaged her while she was working , the only occasion he tended to was if she'd been gone longer than usual , ones that ada most of the time brushed off .
however , the continuous notifications signaling multiple messages was definitely different , brewing up small bout of anxiety that eventually pushed her to open the texts . if she hadn’t been confused at the sporadic messaging the contents had surely had her stunned . though , her shock couldn't last long in the moment , the sound of gunshots ringing through the air was enough to let her shelve any thoughts or feelings on them until the job was over .
now that she sat in leon's apartment , seated not far from where he was attempting to wake up through his hangover , she couldn't help but a small smirk to pull at her visage . there were probably various ways to test just how much he was aware of the texts sent the night previous , ada couldn’t help but want to tease him .
if only a little bit .
❛ you know leon , ❜ finally finding the words she moved to sit forward . ❛ i didn’t think my being gone for only a few days would push you into thinking about marriage of all things . ❜
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@buriedabove asked: there's a lot I don't understand.
aw2 starters || accepting
"And let me guess -- you're expecting me to fill in the blanks?"
There was a not too distant point in time where Miles would have welcomed an inquisitive ear. Would have indulged someone else in their quest for information as it intersected with his own. But a lot can change in a short amount of time. Months, weeks, days -- sometimes all it takes is a single night to turn everything you know on its head.
His distrust is palpable. He's always been one to keep his guard up, hold strangers at a distance, but there's a measure of necessity in that habit now. Nothing about the guy screams Murkoff, not at first brush. Nothing about him screams totally innocent third party, either. He knows something or he wants something or both. The nails of Miles' remaining fingers press into his palms, hidden in the confines of his jacket pockets.
Undue paranoia is also a distinct possibility, but given history the concern feels justified. Still, playing it too defensive is its own risk. Playing it dumb, though, that's something he can do convincingly.
"Sorry to disappoint, but I probably know as much as you do. Less, even." A shrug, feigned haplessness, but he's still side eyeing the other with a scrutiny that's too sharp for his words. "Wish I could help."
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amelka’s pov:
leon's pov (he tripped)
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@buriedabove ° • * ⁀ ➷ ˎˊ˗
card of vultures. sender is caught looting a dead body by the receiver.
𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐫 &&. 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐡 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 &&. 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲. a pained wheeze, two, three ; guard dog's ever watchful gaze monitoring the beat of a heart not made for killing.
as instructed, heavy body rests away from bloodshed unprevented; fire in peridot put out with the first man fallen. it is been a moment from the first time, yet the nausea remains. michalina wonders if it'll ever go away ; if she'll ever become accustomed to taking life.
knowledge of not being at fault does not ease restless mind &&. it feels like only spitting her guts could soothe nerves and pain in her stomach ; 𝒇𝒆𝒚𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕'𝒔 steps are quiet against the cobblestone ground and soon come to a halt. if not for the gasp not in time stifled, michalina would leave undiscovered⸻ it is perhaps safer to discuss what she's witnessed than let it rot in her chest until she can no longer look the witcher in the eye.
❝ leon— ❞ the half - elf stutters, shock of what she's just stumbled 'pon overtaking. her companion on his knees with hands bloodied, fingers untangling a pouch's string — 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 betraying the contents within. ❝ what the fuck? ❞
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