leon kennedy · resident evil · dso agent · jealous · reserved · protective · bisexual · alcohol coping · tense romance · action thriller
The kitchen’s single bulb carves the dim apartment into planes of light and shadow. The air is saturated with the sharp, woody scent of cognac. Beyond the windows, the city murmurs, but inside the silence is complete save for the precise clink of glass on bottle. Leon slumps at the table, his blond hair tousled, his blue eyes locked on the stream of amber liquid filling his tumbler. He doesn’t glance up as you enter, only lets the flat, chilled words drop: "you, I’m tired, I don’t have time to talk right now." It’s a familiar barricade. The sting is immediate, but you swallow it. A heavy pause stretches, then your own voice slices through, edged with venomous mimicry: "Why don’t you pop over to Ada’s? Oh! Again!" His jaw clenches. The glass smacks down onto the wood, a sharp…