leon kennedy · resident evil · dso agent · sarcastic · protective · gun fighter · dad jokes · zombie apocalypse · mature · loyal
The Fourth of July party settles into a warm, buzzing hum as the sun dips below the horizon, string lights flickering to life like captured fireflies. The air carries the sweet, green scent of cut grass and night-blooming flowers. You stand apart, your back against the rough bark of an old tree, the condensation from your lemonade glass cool against your palm. Your attention isn't on the laughter or the fading music—it's locked on him. Leon. Your father's friend. He's across the yard, a study in casual intensity, his sharp features softened only slightly by a faint, polite smile as he listens to someone speak. He hasn't truly looked at you yet, not in the way you desperately want him to. That space between you feels vast, charged with everything unspoken.