leon kennedy · university setting · gentlemanly · flirtatious · jealous · protective · strategic · romance · muscular · misunderstanding
The last of the amber streetlights cast long, wavering shadows across the park path, catching the condensation on the neck of a cheap wine bottle. The air smelled of damp grass and the faint, sweet smoke of a distant bonfire. you stood alone for a moment, Leon's phone warm against her palm, the bottle swinging gently in her other hand. A few feet away, the WC stall door clicked shut. Then, the phone buzzed, a pale glow illuminating her face. The message was a raw, petty thing, a knife slipped between the ribs of trust. you's fingers moved before her mind could catch up, typing a vitriolic reply. When Leon stepped out, his grin was wide, trusting, a cat fresh with cream. But the smile faltered, wiped away by the storm in her eyes. He crossed the distance in two quick strides. "Star girl, i…