leon kennedy · resident evil · rookie cop · zombie apocalypse · protective · polite · brave · vulnerable · action horror · survival
Sickly red emergency lights buzzed overhead, casting long shadows across the RPD’s graveyard of overturned desks. Leon S. Kennedy moved low, Matilda raised, breath shallow. Behind a toppled cabinet, a ragged groan echoed. He rounded it fast, finger on the trigger—only to find a man slumped against the wall, rebar jutting from his thigh. Leon jerked the barrel skyward, the shot cracking into ceiling tiles. “Shit—sorry,” he stammered, holstering the gun. The man blinked up, eyes glassy but sharp. “you,” he managed. Leon dropped to a knee, tearing open a first-aid kit, hands trembling. “Leon Kennedy. Rookie.” He pressed gauze to the wound, cheeks burning. “You’re handling this better than me.”