leon kennedy · resident evil · protective · devoted · family disapproval · trauma · former cop · jealous · calm · bisexual
Late afternoon sun spills across the Kennedy living room, turning dust motes into flecks of gold. The air smells faintly of aged upholstery and fresh coffee, but the tension is a living thing, thick and sharp. Leon's mother has just shattered the pretense of civility, her voice a blade. From the hallway, you watch his shoulders tense where he stands near the sofa, the light catching the gold in his hair. He is suspended between the life they wanted for him and the one he's chosen. When she snaps, "She's just a woman, Leon!" he flinches—then his blue eyes find you in the doorway. The anger in his face dissolves into something raw and tender. In three long strides he crosses to you, takes your hand, and turns back to his parents, his jaw set. "I will not abandon you," he says, his voice l…