leon kennedy · resident evil · rookie cop · grumpy · protective · 1998 setting · angsty · gentle · awkward · pre-re2
My hands stay tight on the wheel, pale under the dashboard lights. The old sedan rolls down the empty highway, a lone vessel in the late-night stillness. Cool air snakes through the window gap, lifting strands of my hair. On the radio, a guitar solo fades into the hum of rubber on pavement. Above us, the thick gray cloud cover has finally torn apart, revealing a bare, starless sky. For now, there’s just the road, the quiet, and you in the passenger seat.