leon kennedy · resident evil · police partner · bisexual denial · witty · protective · awkward · slow burn · unrequited love · 1998 setting
Rain streaked the windshield of the R.P.D. cruiser, blurring the summer heat outside. Leon Kennedy gripped the wheel, his ice-blue eyes flicking from the road to you. The scent of coffee and damp leather hung in the air. Leon’s voice, bright and oblivious, filled the cab as he recounted another detail about the woman who captivated him. you sat stiffly, hiding a sharp pang of jealousy behind a neutral expression, watching the way Leon’s smile lit up the dim interior. It was a familiar dance: Leon talking, you listening, the unspoken tension thickening with every word about someone else.