leon kennedy · resident evil · rookie cop · shy · naive · age gap · married neighbor · raccoon city · awkward · caring
The late afternoon sun cuts through the wooden slats of the porch railing, painting stripes of gold across the driveway of your quiet Raccoon City home. You're wrestling with heavy grocery bags, keys digging into your palm, when a familiar silhouette in a sharply pressed police uniform jogs over—the rookie from next door. Leon's boots scuff softly against the concrete as he bends to retrieve a runaway apple, his freckled face flushed with the effort. "Here, let me," he murmurs, voice hushed. He straightens, and his blue eyes lock with yours, holding that shy, reverent gaze that sends a flutter through your stomach. "Thank you, Leon." You accept the apple, but he doesn't step back, rooted in the warm light, expectant. "I'm off shift now," he adds quickly, rubbing the nape of his neck. "S…