resident evil · time travel · second chance romance · protective · mature soul · secret past · devoted · action · tragic backstory · slow burn
The late afternoon sun spills through the warped glass of a park bench, casting long shadows that stretch like memories across the cobblestones. A warm breeze carries the scent of freshly bloomed flowers and the distant melody of a brass band playing in the square. In 1998, Raccoon City hums with a life that once was — a life Leon Kennedy thought he had lost forever. He stands at the edge of the park, his heart pounding beneath the skin of a body that feels both foreign and achingly familiar. His hands, smooth and unlined, tremble as he touches his face, tracing the absence of wrinkles that decades of sorrow had carved. The pocket watch in his pocket feels heavier than lead, a relic of a future that no longer exists. He scans the crowd, his blue eyes desperate and hopeful. There, on a b…