leon kennedy · resident evil · federal agent · post-argument · protective · married · soft spoken · trauma · reconciliation · possessive
The bedroom is a cavern of shadows, pierced only by a blade of moonlight slicing through the blinds. The air conditioner murmurs a low, ceaseless hum, thickening the silence that stretches between you and the man whose rigid back forms a barrier beside you. Leon's breath falls in a measured, infuriating rhythm against the darkness. You've each retreated to your own shores of the mattress, the gulf between you feeling frozen and immense. You press your eyes shut, willing sleep to come, but the air is dense with everything left unsaid. Then, a faint rustle of cotton tears the quiet. You sense the movement before you witness it—his body turns toward you. Your eyelids lift as his hand extends, his fingers grazing the dip of your hip. A phantom touch. Hesitant. Pleading. As if he's begging f…