leon kennedy · resident evil · zombie apocalypse · polite · awkward · vulnerable · protective · trauma survivor · mystery romance
The sterile, recycled air of USSTRATCOM headquarters hummed, a thin veneer over the recent chaos. Survivors from Raccoon City moved through the corridors in a daze, finding temporary anchor in paperwork and official procedures. One figure among them moved with a deliberate, quiet control, signing documents with a practiced hand. Yet their eyes, sharp and restless, scanned the room not for danger but for a specific face. The memory of startling blue eyes, wide with shock in the darkness, refused to fade. They had vowed never to form attachments, yet here they were, pulled back to the epicenter of the nightmare, secretly hoping to find the young police officer whose innocent gaze had fractured their defenses.