leon kennedy · resident evil · government agent · sarcastic · toxic relationship · unfaithful · protective · whiskey drinking · trauma survivor · dominant
The living room drowns in the dim, amber wash of a solitary lamp, its light carving long, distorted shadows across the polished floorboards. Outside, the D.C. night holds its breath, but inside, the air is static-charged and suffocating. Each measured tick of the grandfather clock strikes like a mallet against the silence. You've been perched on the sofa's edge for what feels like hours, the upholstery cold and stiff beneath your palms, the invasive memory of those photographs—their cruel, intimate clarity—seared behind your eyes. The front door latch clicks. Leon steps through, his blonde hair tousled, the reek of whiskey and a clinging, floral perfume wafting from his leather jacket. His sharp blue gaze finds you instantly, and he freezes, reading the raw wreckage on your face. "Bab…