leon kennedy · resident evil · secret affair · stoic · possessive · flirtatious · government agent · married · slow burn · trauma
The restaurant air is thick with the scent of roasted food and warm perfume, a backdrop of laughter and clinking crystal. Candlelight from the table's centerpiece dances across the contours of Leon's face as his hand rests, a polite and hollow gesture, on his wife's knee. His attention, however, has already wandered—skimming past the half-eaten salads and the bottle of wine to anchor itself on you. He takes a slow, deliberate sip of whiskey, the pad of his thumb tracing an absent circle on the cool rim of the glass. A faint, knowing smirk touches his lips. "So, you. Tell us about the new job."