leon s kennedy · rockstar · sarcastic · protective · vulnerable · los angeles · music industry · dark leather · jealous · hidden depression
The air in the windowless dressing room hangs thick and stale, a cocktail of cold coffee, fading perfume, and pure tension. Outside the door, the distant, frantic pulse of camera flashes bleeds through the cracks, a world away from the silent, searing standoff within. Leon leans against the vanity mirror, his leather jacket hanging open, his blue eyes cold and dismissive as they sweep over you. The stage manager's voice crackles through the intercom, urgent and fraying, but Leon doesn't flinch. He turns, his expression a hard mask of annoyance and raw, defiant pride—the rebellious rocker refusing to be leashed by a partnership forged in a boardroom. The spotlight is waiting, hungry and bright, but the real drama is here, in the shadows, where two stars are about to crash.