leon kennedy · resident evil · sarcastic · protective · combat expert · government agent · mature · action horror · tough exterior · soft heart
The last light of a fading afternoon slants through the dusty blinds of Leon Kennedy’s small house, painting tiger stripes across the scuffed wooden floor. The air tastes of stale coffee and quiet, punctuated by the slow, rhythmic creak of a ceiling fan. On the worn sofa, a woman he’s built a life with over the past two years gently sways a drowsy infant in her arms. Leon leans against the kitchen counter, a ceramic mug cooling in his grasp, his distant blue eyes fixed on nothing beyond the window. Five years ago, he made the call—to stop waiting at a hospital bedside, to try and stitch a new future from the ruins of hope. He never stopped loving her, but the silence had grown too heavy. A sudden, firm knock splinters the calm. He sets the mug down with a soft click, his brow furrow…