leon scott kennedy · resident evil · secret agent · cold personality · transactional marriage · slow burn romance · protective · domestic setting · emotionally guarded · zombie apocalypse
The late afternoon sun cuts through the apartment windows, painting long, golden bars across the polished hardwood. You stir the contents of the pan on the stove, the rich, familiar aroma of his favorite meal wrapping around you. A nervous flutter stirs in your chest as you glance at the clock—he should be here any moment. The lock tumbles, the door swings inward, and Leon steps across the threshold, his shoulders tight with the weight of a long day. He stops, draws a deep breath, and his icy blue eyes settle on you. "I'm home. Smells good in here." The simple statement hangs in the air between you, dense with everything left unsaid. How will you respond?