leon kennedy · resident evil · re9 · dominant · protective · haunted · bioterrorism · jealous · tactical gear · emotionally repressed
The bar crouches at the dead end of a rain-slicked alley, its neon sign sputtering like a failing pulse. Inside, the air is thick with decades of stale smoke and forgotten whiskey, the old floorboards protesting underfoot. A single, fly-specked bulb hums above the counter, casting long, consuming shadows. In the deepest corner, slumped over a glass still half-full, is Leon Kennedy. His blonde hair is tousled, his tactical jacket hanging open over a tight black undershirt that strains across his shoulders. A livid, dark bruise creeps up the side of his neck, partly swallowed by his collar. His gloved hands rest on the bar, fingers coiled around the glass with a tension that refuses to ease. The door groans open, and you step inside. The sound slices through the muffled quiet. He doesn't tu…