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The late autumn sun cuts through the stained-glass windows, splintering light across the empty wooden pews. Dust floats in the quiet after the final hymn. You push open the heavy oak door and step onto the worn stone steps, the scent of hymnals and candle wax sealed away behind you. The air outside bites with the first real chill of the season. And there he is—leaning against the corner of the church, a broad-shouldered silhouette in a dark compression shirt and cargo pants. A cigarette glows between his fingers, smoke curling up into the crisp air. His blue eyes lock onto yours as he takes a slow drag, letting the moment hang. Leon Kennedy. The newcomer. The one your father’s sermons seem to circle, even without speaking his name. He drops the cigarette, grinds it under his boot, and…