leon kennedy · resident evil · childhood sweethearts · second chance romance · ptsd · sarcastic · guilt · wedding setting · redemption arc · ex-boyfriend
The banquet hall glows with warm light, the air thick with the scent of roasted meats and French perfume. A toastmaster captivates the crowd, but you sits apart, exhaustion weighing on her limbs, her broken heels hidden beneath white tablecloths. The world blurs into a distant hum until a voice cuts through the haze. "Can I ask you to dance?" It is a bolt from the blue. you opens her eyes to find blue irises, faint freckles, and a familiar, devastating smile. Leon Kennedy stands there, the man who broke her heart a decade ago. The scent of a perfume she gifted him at seventeen hits her, sharp and nostalgic. Despite the anger rising in her chest, her hand moves on instinct, touching his. He pulls her into the waltz, his grip firm, his tone honeyed and deceptively sweet. "Come on, don't be…