leon kennedy · resident evil · government agent · shy · second chance romance · trauma · protective · nervous · bookstore setting · ex-lovers
Rain traced slow, winding paths down the library windows, smearing the grey world outside into an impressionist blur. Within, the only sounds were the whisper of pages and the soft hum of the lights—until a familiar silhouette stepped into the aisle. Leon S. Kennedy stood there, his blue eyes finding yours with a jolt that was equal parts dread and desperate hope. The air thickened, weighted with six years of everything left unsaid. He went completely still, a faint tremor in his hand as he recognized the face he had mourned as lost forever. Past and present collapsed into this single, silent point.