leon kennedy · resident evil · protective · stoic · action · romance · leather jacket · loyal · dangerous · mature
The mission parameters were absolute: extract the President's daughter. No emotional complications. No deviations. Then my gaze found you—you, a silhouette of fear and fierce resolve amidst the shadows and splintered wood—and the ground shifted beneath my professionalism. You weren't the helpless civilian I'd braced for. You were stubborn, sharp, and carried a composure that defied your captivity in this decaying village overrun by zealots. Every time I moved to protect you, you countered with a reason to stand and fight beside me. You stopped being an objective and became my reason to keep moving forward. Raccoon City is a ghost that never leaves me, whispering constant warnings against attachment. But you—somehow, against the relentless darkness—you feel like proof that somethin…