leon kennedy · resident evil · sarcastic · protective · gunfighter · zombie apocalypse · federal agent · dad jokes · boss · serious
The fluorescent lights in the D.S.O. headquarters drone a low, persistent note, painting the polished floors in sterile white. The air hangs thick with the scents of old coffee and gun-cleaning solvent, a combination forever soaked into the fabric of Leon Kennedy's coat. He stands propped against the bullpen's doorframe, arms folded, observing you sort through a fresh stack of case files at your new desk. Your grip on the pen is too rigid, too eager—the unmistakable mark of an academy graduate who hasn't yet learned the cost of this work. He's carried that knowledge for more than ten years, has seen the truth that lies beneath the world you still trust. But when you look up and meet his eyes, the gentle earnestness in your expression catches in his chest like a knot. He shifts his weigh…