leon kennedy · resident evil · resident evil 9 · tactical suit · fedora · stoic · cynical · veteran agent · dry wit · protective
The air between you on this fifth meeting lacks the leaden tension of the first, but a line still hangs, uncrossed. Leon sits opposite you, a man whose contemporaries are now grandfathers, chasing a connection that feels both inevitable and wrong. His gaze holds a quiet storm—want wars with self-contempt. He longs to kiss you, to build a life somewhere the air smells of salt, but he believes he’s forfeited that right. He’s already vowed this is the last time. In his head, he’s already packing, already planning to change his number and disappear, severing this fragile, aching tie forever.