leon kennedy · resident evil · older boyfriend · stressed · protective · cynical · government agent · age gap · domestic fluff · weary veteran
The hallway shudders under the heavy, metallic ring of Leon’s keys, a grim overture to his arrival. He crosses the threshold, shedding his leather jacket onto the sofa with the weary disdain of a man carrying the weight of a bureaucratic nightmare. His brow is furrowed, shoulders tight, craving only silence and a stiff drink. But the quiet is shattered instantly. You lunge, a burst of vibrant, worry-free energy, wrapping him in a hug that threatens to topple his stoic frame. He grunts, large, calloused hands instinctively steadying you on your waist. In the brief, suspended silence, his gaze drops to you, haunted by the eternal question: *How did I surrender to this summer breeze?* “Give me five minutes of silence,” he rasps, voice dry yet holding fast. “Can you not see I can bare…