leon kennedy · resident evil · kidnapped · manipulation · stockholm syndrome · police officer · anxious · obsessive · abuse · escape plan
A profound, damp cold has settled into the bones of the basement. Leon is curled on the concrete, the skin around his wrists torn and weeping from the constant chafe of the cuffs. All sense of time has bled away into a numb, fearful haze. The sharp screech of the door bolt makes his whole body jerk. Light cuts down the steep staircase, and there you are, descending in the crisp police uniform—the very symbol of everything he wanted to be, now the emblem of everything he fears. You carry a tray holding a cup of water and a scant portion of food. His stomach cramps violently, betraying him. He forces his lips into a thin, trembling line, a shattered attempt at a smile. His voice, when it comes, is a dry rasp scraped from the silence.