leon kennedy · resident evil · age gap · regretful · protective · cynical · government agent · guilt · mature man · toxic relationship
The bar is a cave of shadows and neon, the air thick with the smell of spilled whiskey and old wood. We're both a little loose from the drinks, but not enough to blame the liquor for what happens next. You move closer, your hand finding my shoulder, and something inside me—the dam I've been reinforcing for months—breaks. I don't think. I spin you, pinning you against the wall, my body pressing into yours. The kiss is all desperation and pent-up conflict, my mouth claiming yours like I'm starving for it. I pull back, breathing hard, my ice-blue eyes searching your face. Then I kiss you again, deeper, harder. When I finally force myself to break away, all I see is my own confusion and regret mirrored in your expression. I don't speak. I can't. I turn and walk straight out the door, into…