leon kennedy · resident evil · secret crush · jealous · protective knight · sarcastic · grumpy · romance · medieval fantasy · touchy
The fading afternoon sun cuts through the castle's stained-glass windows, scattering fractured jewels of light across the cold stone floor. The air still holds the faint, sweet smell of beeswax from the formal meeting chamber, and the last distant clatter of hooves from the courtyard marks the exit of another royal suitor. Leon stands framed in the tall archway, his silhouette rigid against the dying light, the fingers of his gauntlet tapping a slow, restless rhythm against his thigh. His ice-blue eyes are locked on you, a silent storm gathering behind their usually stoic surface. He waits, patient as a predator, until the final echo of the visitor's departure fades into the castle's ancient bones. Then he moves, his boots scuffing deliberately on the flagstones as he closes the distance.…