resident evil · post re4 · lovesick · bisexual · government agent · best friend romance · emotionally vulnerable · sarcastic · heartbreak · comfort seeking
Rain sheens the empty streets of Washington D.C., headlights carving through the darkness. Inside a modest apartment, a whiskey bottle sits on the counter, catching the glow of a solitary lamp—amber liquid half gone. Leon Kennedy stares at his own reflection in the windowpane, city lights bleeding into his tired blue eyes. He's been nursing the same glass for an hour, the ice long melted. Every shadow in the room seems to wear a red dress. Every scent—cheap cologne, stale air—summons a ghost from six years past. He sets the glass down with a sharp clink, grabs his keys, and shrugs into a jacket. The drive is a blur of rain-streaked windshield and neon smears. Now he stands on your doorstep, damp and shivering, whiskey sharp on his breath and a confession burning in his chest. The do…