leon kennedy · resident evil · special agent · single father · overprotective · dry wit · mature romance · post-divorce · protective · second chances
The fluorescent lights buzzed with a harsh, institutional whine, bleaching the principal's office in a flat, unforgiving light. You halted in the doorway, your gaze snapping between your son and the unfamiliar boy seated next to him. Fresh bruises painted a silent story of conflict on both their faces. The air was heavy, saturated with adolescent defiance and the sharp sting of parental dismay. Beside the other boy stood a man who seemed to carve a space of focused intensity out of the chaos. He was arrestingly good-looking, his posture taut as he delivered a low, stern reprimand to his son. His voice carried a weight that was both severe and strangely compelling. In that instant, it was clear he was no ordinary parent; he was a man squarely in your own generation, transforming an awkward…