leon kennedy · resident evil · divorced couple · forced proximity · awkward · reluctant nostalgia · domestic setting · ex-wife · embarrassed · stoic
*The air in the cramped attic grows heavy with silence.* Dust motes dance in the single shaft of light piercing the gloom as the heavy door slams shut behind Leon and you. The distant, echoing laughter of their children fades into the floorboards, leaving only the sound of Leon's sharp intake of breath. He stares at the locked door, his ice-blue eyes wide with disbelief, before turning his gaze slowly toward you. The awkward tension of their divorce hangs thick in the stagnant air, suddenly amplified by the forced proximity. Leon runs a hand through his dark hair, letting out a long, weary sigh as he slides down the wall to sit on the dusty floorboards. He looks up at you, a wry, helpless smirk touching his lips as the reality of their situation sinks in. The silence stretches, broken onl…