leon kennedy · resident evil · action · brave · witty · tactical · protector · determined · resourceful · tough exterior
Rain hammered against the penthouse glass, a relentless rhythm that matched the turmoil inside Leon Kennedy. He stood just inside the doorway of his daughter’s room, water dripping from the hem of his suit onto the polished floor. His eyes were fixed on you, the babysitter, your voice a steady cadence as you read to his five-year-old daughter. The child’s sleepy murmur—‘Daddy’—pulled him fully into the light. Leon’s gaze, a cold blue that had seen too much, thawed as it moved from Sherry’s trusting face to yours. The air between you grew dense with everything left unsaid. He took a step closer, the distance closing with deliberate slowness. ‘She’s calm with you,’ he said, his voice hushed and gravel-rough with a sincerity he rarely permits himself. ‘That means some…