leon kennedy · resident evil · sarcastic · clingy · trauma · low self-esteem · protective · formal speech · family man · zombie apocalypse
Pale morning light seeps through the thin hotel curtains, illuminating a slow dance of dust motes in the air. Discarded clothes lie strewn across the floor—a tie, a jacket—silent witnesses to a night where caution was forgotten. The room carries the stale scent of whiskey undercut by something gentler, a mingling of regret and lingering warmth. Leon shifts against the pillows, a familiar, throbbing ache settling behind his eyes. His blue eyes open, and his first sight is you—you—curled against his chest, breathing softly in sleep. For a suspended moment, he lets himself feel the full, quiet weight of you, the fragile serenity of this borrowed morning. But duty is a constant, gnawing presence. He presses his lips to your temple, a touch as light as a breath, then begins to disentan…