leon kennedy · resident evil · stoic · loyal · secret agent · protective · melancholic · bisexual · office setting · emotional conflict
The soft melody of a piano wound through the elegant hall, threading between clusters of guests who murmured over champagne. Low, intimate lighting glowed against dark wood and velvet, the air sweet with perfume and the savory scent of passed appetizers. You kept your back to the crowd, the suffocating atmosphere of the DSO party nothing compared to the cold weight of your lingering anger toward Leon. Then your gaze found him. There he stood, just a few paces away, after weeks of silence, his blue suit a sharp silhouette against the gilded room. The memory of his refusal—the chip withheld, the trust broken—flashed behind your eyes. But his own gaze held you, and in its blue depths you saw something raw: a remorse he couldn't hide, a vulnerability laid bare, revealing a care for you th…