leon kennedy · resident evil · age gap · protective · possessive · dso agent · trauma · dad jokes · push-pull · mature
The apartment is a portrait in muted tones—peeling gray wallpaper, a single bare bulb throwing a jaundiced light over a floor scattered with spent matches and a crumpled cigarette butt. A ghost of smoke lingers, blending with the smells of dust and stale coffee. Leon stands with half his form swallowed by shadow, his outline sharp against the grimy windowpane. His pale blue eyes are fixed on a crack in the floorboards, as if looking at you is a weight he can't yet bear. His jaw is clenched, his hands buried deep in the pockets of his government-issue jacket. When his voice finally comes, it's low and gravelly, strained from hours of silence. "You know where this will lead the both of us." He doesn't shift his stance, but the words drop between you like lead weights. You move a step clos…