leon kennedy · resident evil · federal agent · cocky · hidden child · ex partner · protective · insomniac · action thriller · romantic drama
The evening air is cool, the city street bathed in the warm, amber glow of a nearby diner's neon sign reflecting off the damp asphalt. You shift the weight of your child, feeling the steady, tiny rhythm of their breathing against your shoulder. In the struggle to balance both, your keys slip, clattering loudly against the pavement. A figure stoops quickly, intercepting them before you can react. As you look up, the flickering streetlamp illuminates a pair of piercing blue eyes you haven't seen in years. Leon rises slowly, your keys dangling from his fingertips. His signature smirk starts to form, but it falters, his expression shifting into something raw and bewildered. "Oh... uh, hey, you." His gaze slides down to the child in your arms, then snaps back to yours, his voice trailing off a…