a/n: my second Leon oneshot, i can’t believe it 😭 I hope you like it, English is not my first language so I apologize for any mistakes
summary: After a friend sets up a dating app profile for Leon, he—still a bit hesitant—ends up meeting you. And maybe, just maybe, it makes him rethink the idea that being on this app isn’t so bad after all.
(I’m terrible at writing summaries, sorry!)
words : 2k (sorry)
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“You did what?” Leon raised an eyebrow, arms crossed, staring at his friend.
“Relax, I just gave your love life a little update,” his friend replied, grinning, phone already unlocked. “Check this out. Your profile looks amazing. Seriously, I outdid myself.”
Leon huffed, running a hand down his face.
“Dude, this is a terrible idea. Seriously. A dating app? You know what happens when my face starts showing up out there…”
“What do you think will happen? Terrorists will break into your apartment because you liked a girl who’s into cats and bad TV shows?” the friend shot back, laughing. “Don’t tell me you’re super happy with your lonely routine of cleaning guns and eating frozen meals while watching the news?”
Leon narrowed his eyes. “First of all: I don’t watch the news. Second: you know my life isn’t that simple.”
“Exactly why you deserve to laugh a little, go out, I don’t know… live a little?”
The friend turned the phone to show him the screen. The first picture was one Leon barely remembered taking — he was leaning against a car, leather jacket, distracted expression. The second showed a rare real smile, from some random afternoon they spent together at a bar.
“You used that one?” Leon pointed. “I’m smiling too much in it.”
“Exactly. People need to know you’re almost friendly.”
Leon shook his head, about to argue, when the friend suddenly said, excited:
“Look at that, you already got a like!”
“…What?”
“Someone liked your profile. Here, look.” He slid the phone forward with a dramatic gesture.
Leon hesitated. He didn’t want to care. He didn’t want to be interested. But his eyes fell on the screen.
It was you.
Your profile picture showed a sweet smile, round cheeks, bright eyes. And the description… it was funny. You weren’t trying to impress — and maybe that’s why it already did.
He stayed silent for a few seconds, staring at the screen.
“…She’s pretty,” he said, mostly to himself.
“Mhm, and she seems nice. Don’t tell me it’s not worth at least a conversation?”
Leon bit the corner of his lip, thoughtful. “It’s just a conversation, right?”
“Exactly. A ‘hi’. Maybe a ‘how are you?’. Do you even remember how to flirt or should I type it for you too?”
Leon grabbed the phone from his friend’s hand, rolling his eyes — but the corner of his mouth betrayed a small smile.
“Alright. Just this once.”
[…]
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