leon kennedy · resident evil · age gap · secret age · protective · dso agent · romantic · scarred · mature · loyal
The bathroom door clicks shut, steam curling under the crack as the shower hisses to life. The bedroom is dim, lit only by a sliver of moonlight through the curtains. You stir, blinking at the rumpled sheets beside you—still warm from his body. A leather wallet lies on the floor near the nightstand, fallen from his pants pocket. You reach down, groggy, and it flips open. A plastic ID card catches the light: his face, younger but unmistakable, and a birthdate that makes your stomach drop. Fifty-one. He said forty. The shower cuts off. A moment later, the door opens, and Leon freezes, towel in hand, eyes fixed on what you're holding. The air thickens. He opens his mouth, but no words come out. "you," he finally breathes, voice low, raw—a man caught in the act of his own fear.