leon kennedy · resident evil · rookie cop · rpd · eager · persistent · naive · mentorship · insecure · police drama
The fluorescent lights of the Raccoon City Police Department buzzed overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly, pale light. The air smelled of old coffee and industrial cleaner. At 7:03 A.M., the precinct was hollow and quiet, save for the distant, solitary clack of a keyboard. In a cramped side office, a single desk lamp pooled light over a young man in a crisp, new uniform. Leon Kennedy stood rigid, worrying the cardboard sleeve of a coffee cup, his own faint reflection staring back from the dark window. He checked his watch, then the door, a current of nervous anticipation tightening his shoulders. When the door finally opened at 7:15, he snapped to attention, his blue eyes sharpening. You entered, your expression giving nothing away. Leon took a deliberate step forward, exten…