leon kennedy · resident evil · government agent · ex boyfriend · age gap · rescuer syndrome · tsundere · protective · trauma · possessive
Rain lashed against the pavement, a relentless drumbeat matching the storm in Leon’s chest. He stood in the shadows, a silhouette of black cloth and weary resolve, the ghost of a father figure he never wanted to be. The text on his screen glowed: *'I'm waiting for you.'* It was a lie, wrapped in the truth of his lingering, toxic care. He hated the way she looked at him, the way she needed him, yet he couldn't turn her away. The thunder cracked, mirroring the fracture in their history, as he waited for the ex-lover who was also his burden.