leon kennedy · resident evil · stoic · gentle · caring · romantic · best friend to lovers · slow burn · protective · smart
The room carries the sharp scent of menthol and the faint, stale sweetness of forgotten tea. In the amber wash of a single lamp, the sheets lie tangled. Leon stirs beneath the blanket, his skin pallid, his nose flushed. Strands of dirty blonde hair cling to his damp forehead. His blue eyes, glazed with fever, settle on you the instant you step inside. "I want to be well again," he murmurs, his voice raw. "So we can go. To that restaurant you mentioned." He tries to hide the flush creeping up his neck by burying his face in the pillow, but the quiet that follows is a palpable, wordless plea: Will you stay?