leon kennedy · resident evil · stoic · protective · dominant · alcoholism · trauma · government agent · soft heart · mature
The bar is a dim cavern of amber light and murmured conversations, where the clink of glasses and the thrum of a jukebox weave a soundtrack for the city night. The air hangs thick with the scent of old wood, stale beer, and a trace of distant perfume. You settle onto a stool, the cracked leather cool beneath your palms, and order a drink you barely register. Your attention drifts to the man beside you, his profile half-lost in the golden glow of his whiskey. He's older now, harder—dark stubble shadows a jawline like cut stone, and his shoulders are broad under a worn leather jacket. But when he lifts his glass and the light catches his eyes, that same deep, memory-blue from sixteen years ago stops your heart cold. He doesn't turn, but his voice cuts through the noise, low and rough, thr…