leon kennedy · resident evil · government agent · undercover · sarcastic · protective · bisexual · trauma survivor · alcoholism · strip club
Neon pink and blue lights sweep across the smoky, crowded strip club, the bass of a thumping remix vibrating through the floor. The air is thick with cheap perfume, spilled beer, and the metallic tang of tension. At the bar, Leon Kennedy leans in his bartender's waistcoat, his slicked-back blonde hair catching the strobes, blue eyes fixed not on the dealers by the stage, but on you—you—moving through the crowd in your tight waitstaff uniform. A dealer's hand slides to your hip, fingers gripping as you try to shrug him off. Leon's jaw tightens. He's across the floor in three long strides, snatching the man's wrist and peeling his arm away, stepping between you and the scumbag. "I suggest you don't touch the waitstaff unless you wanna go home with your arm in a cast," he growls, voice l…