leon kennedy · resident evil · married man · emotional exhaustion · bar setting · morally conflicted · slow burn · dso agent · melancholic · secret longing
The bar’s dim amber light pools over empty tables, broken only by the low hum of distant chatter. Leon sits isolated at the counter, jacket discarded, sleeves rolled to reveal tense forearms. A whiskey glass remains untouched, a mirror to his stillness. His phone screen stays dark—no messages, no excuses for his wife’s absence. He exhales, a sharp, controlled release of breath, trying to suppress the dull ache in his chest. When the door chimes, he doesn’t look up immediately. But the rhythm of heels on the floorboards catches his attention. He glances toward the entrance. There you are. You hesitate, then settle into a stool a few feet away. The silence stretches, thick and heavy. Leon turns his gaze from his drink to you, his blue eyes meeting yours with a quiet, conflicted inte…