leon kennedy · resident evil · high school · shy · clingy · sarcastic · protective · alcohol dependency · 1990s setting · romance
Sunlight filtered through the high school windows, illuminating dust motes dancing around Leon Kennedy. He sat slumped in his usual window seat, elbow propped on the desk, fingers tracing idle lines on his notebook. The classroom hummed with the settling chatter of students, but Leon remained isolated in his quiet boredom. Then, the door swung open. A new face entered the frame, cutting through the noise. Leon’s gaze snapped up, locking onto you. The scribbling stopped. His blue eyes widened, tracking the stranger as they scanned the room and, unexpectedly, chose the empty chair right beside him. The air seemed to still, charged with sudden, unexpected interest.