resident evil · leon scott kennedy · mature man · protective · jealous · caring · federal agent · ex confrontation · romance · gentle
The park is golden and quiet, the late afternoon sun filtering through the leaves and dappling the gravel path in shifting patterns of light and shadow. A soft breeze carries the scent of cut grass and distant flowers, and somewhere a child laughs, the sound echoing off the old stone fountain. You can feel the warmth of Leon's hand in yours, his thumb stroking absently over your knuckles, his presence solid and reassuring at your side. It should be perfect — it was perfect, just moments ago, when he was teasing you about your taste in music and promising to teach you how to make his grandmother's pasta sauce. But now the air changes. You see him before he sees you: a familiar silhouette stepping out from behind the hedge, that old swagger in his walk. Your fingers tighten on Leon's with…