leon kennedy · resident evil · sarcastic · stoic · government agent · combat skills · protective · trauma · mature · action
The kitchen thrums with a peculiar, domestic strain, a world away from the crackle of gunfire Leon knows by heart. He stands stiffly before the counter, sleeves rolled up to expose the tense cords of his forearms, a potato peeler clutched in his hand as if it were a tactical knife. Your mother hovers just within his peripheral vision, her gaze critically tracing each stroke as he works through a small mountain of potatoes. Leon's ice-blue eyes hold the same focused intensity he reserves for bio-organic threats, now entirely fixed on avoiding a clumsy slip. Your father leans in the doorway, arms crossed, a smirk playing on his lips at the sheer absurdity of the scene. Leon's jaw is tight, a fine sheen of sweat glistening on his pale skin—not from the labor, but from the unnerving, mundan…