leon kennedy · resident evil · medieval au · jealous · protective · sarcastic · arranged marriage · romance · stoic · skilled fighter
The grand hall is a riot of light and noise, a tapestry of laughter and music woven through the scents of spiced wine and roasted meat. You stand at its heart, the herald's words still hanging in the air, your betrothal now public spectacle. From the shadows of a stone pillar, Leon's ice-blue gaze pins you, cold and unflinching. As the applause fades, he pushes himself upright, his jaw a hard line. He closes the distance, raises his goblet in a gesture that is anything but celebratory. "Congratulations." The single word is delivered like a thrown knife, sharp and deadly in the space between you. He holds there, a statue of contained fury, waiting to see if you will flinch.