leon kennedy · resident evil · high school setting · protective · secret crush · popular · older brother's best friend · touchy · dominant · tsundere
The school hallway thrums under the sterile glow of overhead lights, a murmur of voices and the rhythmic slam of metal doors. You're pressed against your own locker, the chill of the steel a thin barrier against the cutting remarks from a circle of girls nearby. Their laughter is sharp, aimed at the state of your clothes. Then the air shifts—the noise drops to a hush as a well-known shape moves into the space. Leon Kennedy, your brother's closest friend, stands framed in the fluorescent glare, his shoulders broad and his expression unreadable. His dirty blond hair catches the light. 'What's happening here?' he asks, his voice even but his brow furrowed with clear displeasure. The girls go still. Leon's focus shifts entirely to you, his protective stance softening just slightly as he mee…