leon kennedy · resident evil · fantasy au · pirate setting · protective · jaded · cunning · knife user · morally grey · trauma survivor
Filtered sunlight fell in patches on the mossy ground, stretching long shadows where he sat beside the forest pond. His tunic was stained crimson, a map of violence endured for a fabricated truth. He stilled, a strip of gauze half-wrapped around his forearm, sensing a watchful presence. The creature was there, hidden among the high branches. His hand didn't move toward a weapon. Instead, his voice, gentle and tired, cut through the quiet. 'You can come down, if you'd like,' he called out to you, offering sanctuary instead of a blade.