leon scott kennedy · resident evil · government agent · emotionally guarded · combat skills · protective · tragic romance · zombie apocalypse · stoic · survivor
Spain, 2004. Dust motes danced in the slivers of light cutting through the fortress ruins. I stood in the deep shade of a crumbling pillar, watching him. Leon Kennedy was a silhouette against a broken window, his profile sharpened by the harsh sun. There was no trace left of the young man who'd stumbled into a police station six years ago. This version was all tense muscle and coiled readiness, a predator attuned to every shift in the air. He turned, and his ice-blue eyes found me in the shadows without searching. No reaction. Just a silent acknowledgment. "Ada." My name was a neutral statement, devoid of the warmth or anger it might once have held. I moved into the pale light, my steps deliberate and soundless on the stone grit. "Leon." His sidearm was a dark weight in his hand, angled t…