Adrian's chest tightened as he stared at the figure lying motionless on the bed. The features didn't line up with the captain he remembered, not at all. it was a completly different aura, even the way his body rested looked strange. Yet the familiarity lingered, gnawing at him in a way he couldn't ignore.
After a moment of silence, he exhaled slowly, forcing himself to calm down.
"Why… does he look so different?" he finally asked.
Racheal hesitated, then repeated the words Leon had once told her.
"According to him… he's built different."
Adrian blinked. His mouth opened, then closed. Finally, all he could manage was:
"…"
even though, he couldn't help but say, "That sounds exactly like something he would say."
Leon, still lying with eyes shut, nearly twitched. 'What do you mean by that?' he grumbled inwardly. He swore to himself that once he "officially" woke up, he'd show Adrian a thing or two.
Adrian's gaze lingered on Leon's still body before his tone grew sharper.
