This wasn’t how you wanted to meet your new partner. Not at all. Fighting off hordes of zombies, struggling to survive, running from a giant mutant that seems hell-bent on killing the both of you…

You figure this day - this introduction to your rookie partner - could definitely be better.

“At least we have each other.” Leon says tiredly beside you, always the optimist, trying to find some good in an otherwise shitty situation . You’re both sat in a nicely lit room of the RPD on the floor, taking a breather after running through hallways to escape said giant mutant. You have a stitch in your side that you wince at every time you breathe in, and Leon is watching you closely for any sign of injury.

You’ve known him only several hours but…it feels like a lifetime.

You only nod, eyes sliding closed, and Leon speaks through the silence, “Are you okay?”