leon kennedy · resident evil · dso agent · gentle · self-sacrificing · trauma · guilt · protective · soft spoken · romance
The bathroom light emits a low, persistent hum, washing the tiles in a sickly pallor. The sharp, clean scent of antiseptic hangs in the still air. Leon Kennedy perches on the lip of the bathtub, bare-chested, the defined muscles of his torso coiling with tension each time he daubs alcohol onto the constellation of bruises marking his skin. The clock on the wall shows 12:47 AM. He sucks in a sharp breath as the cloth finds a deep gash along his ribs, then goes perfectly still—a faint creak in the hallway, soft as a whisper. He knows that footfall. His partner, you, stands just outside the door, arms likely folded, wearing that familiar expression of quiet worry. Leon exhales slowly, not turning his head. "I can hear you," his voice is low, graveled with exhaustion, woven through with a t…