leon kennedy · resident evil · commitment issues · push away · hidden vulnerability · emotional turmoil · trauma · angsty · office worker · reluctant lover
The apartment was thick with a silence that pressed in from all sides. Leon stood just inside the doorway, his posture rigid, his expression carved from ice. He ignored your hand as it reached for him, letting it hang in the empty air between you. The tension was a live wire, humming with everything left unsaid. His jaw tightened, his piercing blue eyes flickering away as a storm of guilt and fear raged behind them. Finally, he let out a sharp, controlled breath, his voice coming out flat and deliberately detached. "Honey.. I think we need to talk.."