#gunna do the romantic ones in a sep post

[crystaldwightsworld]

Leon & Patrick headcanons/fluff, platonic

- They had kinda been friends, talked a lot while on the job, comfortable enough with each other that they both have their personal cell numbers but things don't escalate until after the 'incident' at the White House.

- Patrick's shock over the whole situation never really wears off. He thinks about it on the daily, what he could have done differently, pained that he couldn't have done more to help Spacer. But, then again, it had all happened so fast... he had turned so quickly...

- Patrick avoids that hallway as much as he can but when it's not practical for him to, he has to take it. The first time sends him into a full on panic attack and he does try to brush it off but when Leon finds him by himself in the coffee lounge, he's quick to address it, helping him bear through it, refusing to leave him alone.

- Per Patrick's request that they talk things over in a more private setting, Leon had ordered enough take out to feed a family and had suggested that they go back to his or Patrick's place. Patrick had wanted to help pay for half of it but Leon had insisted that he pay, that he didn't mind and that he was the one who invited him out in the first place. Patrick relents and goes with Leon's place over his own. "My place is a mess anyways."

- They had talked for what seemed like hours, through their dinner and even moving out onto the couch to mindlessly watch a movie. They didn't chat about work all that much, the both of them wanting the distraction. It's the most fun either one of them has had in a long time. Patrick is the most disappointed to have to leave at the end of the night but work called to them early the next morning.

- Patrick comes up with the plan that they make their little dinner get together a weekly thing. He's really not expecting Leon to go for it, he was just being nice to help him through his sudden development of panic attacks. Plus, Leon kept to himself most of the time. He's surprised when Leon agrees.

"Yeah, sure! I wouldn't mind. We had fun, didn't we!?"

- Both have a lot more in common than originally assumed.

- Have an extreme likeness for Mexican and Chinese take out food. Patrick's always craving sushi.

- They like to buy those hella expensive lego sets and put them together, well, together.

- Patrick is a terrible cook but with a little help from Leon, who's a pro at it, he eventually learns the basics.

- Patrick can do impressions and narration voices that always leave Leon busting at the seams. His Mickey Mouse voice is his favorite.

- Both agree that the Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade flavor of Koolaid is the best.

- Leon never really has any time for video games but with his buddy Patrick, who has alllll the consoles, he slowly gets back into it, with a little coaching and helpful tips from Patrick of course. Just no zombie games.

- The first time Patrick brings his Nintendo Wii over, Leon's pretty excited about it. He hadn't gotten to try it yet. A controller with motion controls? How cool! Patrick warns him about the wrist straps but Leon's fairly confident in not letting one slip.

"Don't say I didn't warn you!" Patrick croons, watching Leon play. It's mere minutes later when Leon gets into it way too hard and accidentally tosses the remote half way across the room, missing his TV screen by mere inches, a giggling Patrick dying of laughter into the couch cushions.

"Shit! Okay, maybe I should use the wrist straps."

- Stay up waaaay past an acceptable time on nights where they both have the following day off. They watch movies or binge and entire series. Leon always brings the popcorn or Patrick brings the alcohol and candy.

- Patrick's always sending him some silly little meme at ungodly hours of the morning and it's sometimes the first thing Leon sees after his alarm wakes him up which results in him falling face down into his pillow giggling.

- They both love Hell's Kitchen and like to bet on which team will lose and who gets eliminated.

- Patrick starts going on jogs with Leon. Leon knows all the great spots, plus it's good for the both of them to keep the cardio up. It was important in relation to their jobs.

- They crash at each other's places a lot, especially if they've had too much to drink. Patrick hates that all he has to offer is the couch which is why he ends up at Leon's place most of the time. Leon has a spare bedroom with a full bed for such occasions.

- Know their favorite coffee orders by heart.

- Patrick is obviously trained in their line of work but is still quite a newbie and looks for pointers from Leon. They train and practice together a lot.