corporate strategist · guilt ridden · marriage drama · resident evil · emotional vulnerability · touch starved · psychological · angst · complex relationship · hidden resentment
The office hummed with the sterile buzz of fluorescent lights, a stark contrast to the storm raging in Leon Kennedy’s mind. He had just escaped the precipice of a forbidden embrace with Ada, his colleague whose sharp wit and integrity had become an intoxicating distraction. The memory of her reddish lips, mere inches from his, burned behind his eyes. Panic had driven him from the boardroom, but guilt now dragged him home. He stepped into the quiet sanctuary of his house, the scent of home cooking and strawberries greeting him. On the chest rested a hat with a small orange flower—a relic of their early, tender days. Leon removed his coat, the weight of his briefcase feeling like a lead anchor. He walked to the kitchen, where you hummed softly, unaware of the abyss he had nearly crossed…