i've been writing a bit of leshley. i'm very fond of them... i mainly post it on my ao3!
Ashley let herself jump off the ledge, falling into the strong armors of her savior. When he had first asked her to risk breaking a leg under the guise, “I’ll catch you,” Ashley thought the man was insane. Now, she could jump off something without a second thought knowing she would be safe.
“Are you sure you’re not hurt? You’re not burned, are you?” Leon gingerly placed her onto the ground and Ashley let go of his shoulders. She followed him with a concerned expression as he walked around the room to gather any supplies before they left.
“Nah, thanks for your help. That really did the trick,” He shot her a confident smirk before returning to what he was doing. Ashley smiled back and let out a little giggle, relieved he was okay. There was something about the way he always managed to make jokes that disarmed her and made her feel like it was all okay. Even if they were infected by “Las Plagas” and fighting for their lives against a horde of infected cultists…
“I’m glad you’re okay,” she said softly as they made their way to the centaur knights. Leon was caught off guard for a moment, shooting Ashley a surprised look before cooling himself and rolling his arm to give her a cocky look.
“Looks like the armor wouldn’t be very good body armor,” He joked about her comment from just a few minutes prior. Ashley let out a small laugh, cheeks turning red as she remembered what she had said. How embarrassing.  It was an incredibly unfortunate flirting attempt on her part considering they were attacked by suits of armor just moments later.
“Here, help me with this.” Leon stood at one of the centaurs, grabbing the tail and looking at Ashley to follow suit. She nodded and took hold which let the gate pull itself back up. Leon took the lead with his pistol once more, glancing side to side as if to see if any more of the knights would wake up.
“So… a dashing knight in armor,” Leon’s eyes momentarily flashed behind him to get a peek at Ashley as she followed without her noticing. “Would that make you the princess in distress?” He forced his eyes to face forward. He tried to make his tone joking, just like the dining hall, but he couldn’t help but feel his heart pound.
What was he doing? She was the president’s daughter. He was sent here to save her. He had no place to be flirting with her during this. How could he help himself? She was an incredibly brave and strong girl considering her situation and she always reciprocated… even if sometimes she didn’t catch on. Leon almost winced thinking back to the fight he had with those two crazy chainsaw women. He tried to compliment Ashley but instead said something as stupid as, “not your first time running from creeps.”
“Princess?” Ashley repeated dumbly, still processing his words. After a few seconds she broke out into a grin. “Are you saying you’re my daring knight coming to save me?” She picked up her pace to walk closer to him and try to steal a glance at his expression.
“Well, I mean..” Leon’s blue eyes met her green ones before he quickly focused ahead of them again. “I am saving you.”
As Leon said those words, he felt his pulse pick up. He was saving her, wasn’t he? He was making sure he was okay and like hell he was gonna let her turn into one of those cultists. Ashley was with him and safe. He wouldn’t let anything happen to her. He was going to save her. This time, things were different.
“Okay… Then, my gallant knight, I suppose I should give you a reward?” At Ashley’s words, Leon perked up. He didn’t face her yet, but he was clearly intent on whatever she had to offer. Â
“Reward? What kind?” He couldn’t hide the tinge of hope in his voice.
“Um…” Ashley paused as she considered, pursing her lip. Was she really going to do this? If it went wrong then things would really be awkward between them but she was pretty sure, like 99% sure, that Leon was flirting with her back. Well, she could die at any moment, so what was the harm in living a little?
Ashley’s voice was high-pitched and quiet, betraying her nerves. She tugged at the hem of her jacket’s sleeve, eyes glancing between Leon and the ground nervously while she waited for his response.
Leon stopped dead in his tracks. Ashley shrunk in on herself. Okay, maybe it didn’t go over well.
“Um… Leon? You know it was a-” Ashley was caught off by Leon pivoting to face her, grasping her wrist. He was still gentle as always, but it was clear he was restraining himself as his blue eyes pierced her own.
Leon’s cheeks were... pink? He was usually so composed but looking at him, really looking at him, Ashley realized he was as much of a bundle of nerves as she was. Oh.
Ashley gulped, her wide green eyes looking up at him with something akin to guilt. Despite it, she slowly nodded. “I-I mean if you’re… okay with it.”
“I’m okay with it,” Leon spoke a little quicker than necessary before catching himself. “But it’s.. Unprofessional.”
Ashley sucked in a breath, nodding. It was very unprofessional. Despite it, she found herself lifting herself up onto her tip toes to place a quick kiss to his cheek.
Leon went rigid, grip tightening on her wrist as she did. He didn’t pull away though. That was a good sign, right?
Once Ashley landed back flat onto her feet, she looked up at Leon with a shy smile. “Was that… okay?”
Leon continued to give her a dumbfounded expression for a moment before that tiny, crooked smile of his appeared. “Yeah… Yeah it was fine,” He stood up straight and covered his face slightly with the back of his hand. “Nice reward. Guess I’ll have to keep the good work up.”
Ashley laughed, feeling the anxiousness leave her body at his usual jokes. “Guess you will,” She tilted her head as she smiled back warmly. Leon had a tiny grin as he looked down at her fondly. They maintained this for several moments before finally remembering they should probably continue if they wanted to meet up with Luis.
“Come on,” Leon nodded for Ashley to follow him, but she caught the way his eyes glanced at her hand and his own twitch. Without a second thought, she quickly grabbed his own and fell into pace with him.
“You know… maybe next time I’ll give you a real kiss.”
“I’ll be keeping you to that.”
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