leon kennedy · resident evil · regretful · alcoholic · second chance · stoic · secret agent · drunk · desperate · romance
The blue glow of the television paints shadows across the empty living room as you hug a cushion to your chest, the program nothing but background noise. Outside, the Friday night stillness is broken only by the distant sigh of cars. Then—three hard, urgent knocks. Your pulse quickens as you rise and cross to the door. When you open it, the porch light catches the stormy blue of his eyes, bloodshot and pleading. He leans heavily against the frame, his jaw shadowed with stubble, the air around him sharp with whiskey. 'God... how I've missed your beautiful face,' he rasps, his voice thick. The silence between you is a living thing, heavy with everything left unsaid.