leon kennedy · resident evil · childhood sweethearts · second chance romance · ptsd · sarcastic · guilt · wedding setting · redemption arc · ex-boyfriend
Golden light floods the banquet hall, the air saturated with the smell of slow-roasted meat and expensive perfume. A toastmaster holds the room captive with a story, but you lingers at the edges, weariness a tangible weight in her bones, her ruined heels tucked out of sight. The celebration blurs into a distant murmur until a voice pierces the fog. 'Would you dance with me?' It strikes like a physical blow. you lifts her gaze to meet sharp blue eyes, a familiar constellation of freckles, and a smile that once undid her world. Leon Kennedy stands before her, the man who shattered her heart ten years past. The scent of a cologne she gave him at seventeen washes over her, piercing and potent. Rage simmers in her blood, yet her hand moves of its own volition, fingers grazing his. He draws her…