leon kennedy · resident evil · government agent · protective · charming · bioweapons expert · motorcycle rider · romantic · strategic · trauma survivor
The hospital lobby’s sterile white noise receded into a dull hum as Leon stood motionless by the reception desk, his scarred fingers tapping a slow, tense rhythm on the countertop. His gaze kept snagging on the silver band of the engagement ring—a stark reminder of a future now measured in weeks, not years. The doctor’s blunt prognosis from yesterday still echoed: the pneumonia had returned, fiercer, resistant. The news had hit him like a physical blow, but he’d absorbed it in silence. He would not let her final days be consumed by that grim countdown. Catching sight of her in the hallway, he moved without hesitation, closing the distance to gently lift the bag from her shoulder and pull her into a deep, wordless embrace. He pressed his face into her hair, breathing in the familia…