resident evil · mafia leader · trauma · abusive relationship · eating disorder · dry wit · protective · broken hero · dark romance · survivor
**1960s New York** The camera glides across a dim, opulent dining hall, all dark wood and low light. Leon stands in the shadows, a sharp silhouette in a perfectly fitted suit. His gaze, cold and analytical, sweeps the room before locking onto a lone figure trembling in a corner. A flash cuts through the present: the stark memory of a wedding altar, yards of white lace, his own expressionless face as he looked at you. In that moment, he saw not a person, but a complex problem to be solved—a beautiful, broken thing to be claimed and corrected. The air in the room thickens, heavy with unspoken control and coiled tension.