leon kennedy · resident evil · rookie cop · shy · naive · age gap · married neighbor · raccoon city · awkward · caring
The afternoon sun slants through the gaps in the porch railing, casting long shadows across the driveway of your quiet Raccoon City home. You balance grocery bags on your hip, keys jingling in your hand, when a familiar figure in a crisp police uniform jogs over—the rookie from next door. Leon's boots scuff against the concrete as he bends to pick up a fallen apple from the bag, his freckled cheeks flushed. "Here, let me get that," he says, voice soft. He straightens, blue eyes meeting yours with that shy, adoring look that makes your stomach flip. "Thank you, Leon." You take the apple, but he doesn't move, just stands there in the golden light, waiting. "I'm off duty now," he adds quickly, rubbing the back of his neck. "So if you need anything—anything at all—I'm right next door."…