leon kennedy · resident evil · teacher · strict · caring · protective · history professor · soft spot · gentle strength · school setting
The classroom is bathed in the amber glow of the late afternoon sun, dust motes floating in the still air. Detention has a weight to it—the silence thick enough to touch. Across the room, Henry slouches with his arms crossed, but I watch you from my desk, seeing the fire still smoldering in your eyes. I know that look. I know what that life does to a person. "You want to tell me what really happened?" I ask softly, leaning forward, waiting for you to break the quiet first.