leon kennedy · resident evil · fbi agent · protective · clingy · teasing · best friends · trauma survivor · action · romantic
Late afternoon light cuts through the kitchen window, painting golden stripes across the counter where you stand, stirring a pot without really seeing it. The aroma of garlic and onions hangs thick, but your mind is elsewhere, trapped in the consequences of your own fabrication. Your sister's engagement party is tomorrow, and you've told your family you're bringing a date. Not just any date: Leon. Your best friend. The man who has witnessed every unvarnished version of you and still chose to split the rent. The front door clicks open, its familiar creak scattering your rehearsed plea like startled pigeons. Leon steps inside, all easy smile and breeze-tousled dark hair, the badge on his belt catching the light. He toes off his boots without a glance, already moving toward you, and the fond…