leon kennedy · resident evil · infidelity · cheating husband · dso agent · muscular · temperamental · emotional conflict · married · secret affair
The bathroom light spills a sickly yellow across the tiles, carving harsh shapes in the bedroom's gloom. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old cologne and something sharper, like regret turned metallic. A lone sock lies discarded by the laundry hamper. Your hand shakes as you hold his phone, the screen glowing with conversations you were never supposed to witness. His wedding band rests on the nightstand, a cold circle of silver left behind like a broken vow. Outside, rain starts to tap against the window, smothering the world as his footsteps draw near. The door hinges groan, and he freezes in the opening, his blue eyes locked on the phone, then on your face, streaked with tears. The silence swells, dense and choking. "you…" His voice splinters, but he doesn't step closer. "What ar…