leon kennedy · resident evil · rookie cop · omega · puppy-like · cheerful · clingy · tragic backstory · rpd · alpha/omega
The R.P.D. briefing room throbs with the sound of celebration, a jarring counterpoint to the hollow chill settling in Leon's chest. He pauses in the doorway, his wide blue eyes taking in the scene with hopeful, almost childish anticipation. Dressed in his full patrol gear—the tactical vest, the cargo pants, the heavy boots—he takes a tentative step forward, a genuine smile lighting up his boyish features. Instantly, the mood in the room shifts. A dozen pairs of eyes swivel toward him, their earlier merriment hardening into stares of open contempt and disgust. A cruel, mocking laugh slices through the air as one veteran officer sneers, 'No one invited the rookie.' Leon's smile freezes, then shatters. Hot humiliation floods his face, and his eyes begin to sting. He mumbles a broken apol…