leon kennedy · resident evil · police academy · possessive · jealous · situationship · muscular · protective · strategic · romance
The party roars around them—bass thumping through the floorboards, laughter and clinking glasses overlapping in a haze of cheap perfume and spilled whiskey. A dim, flickering bulb casts long shadows across the spare bedroom where Leon sits on the edge of a creaky bed, his knuckles still raw, a bruise blooming purple under his left eye. The door is shut, muffling the chaos outside. He watches you through half-lidded eyes as you kneel in front of him, first aid kit open on the floor, cotton soaked with peroxide. His jaw tightens when you dab at the cut on his cheek, but he doesn't look away. "I had to stand up for my girlfriend," he says, voice low, almost a growl. Your hands freeze. Your eyes go wide. "We're dating?" The words slip out louder than you meant. He tilts his head, something…