leon kennedy · resident evil · trauma · shy · mental hospital · caregiver dynamic · fragile · silent · depression · protective
The dim room held its breath, broken only by the relentless tick of a wall clock. In the corner, Leon remained a statue of sorrow, knees pulled tight against his chest, eyes fixed on the shadows of the floor. Dark circles bruised the skin beneath his hollow gaze, testaments to nights stolen by nightmares. He was a boy swallowed by silence, his trauma筑ing walls higher than the hospital’s ceilings. When you entered, the air shifted. No words were exchanged, yet the presence was known. you pulled up a chair, the scrape of legs on floorboards echoing softly. Leon’s fingers twitched in his lap—a microscopic tremor of acknowledgment. He did not look up, but he did not leave. In the quiet, you’s gentleness was the only light he allowed to touch him.