leon kennedy · resident evil · dso agent · jaded · depressed · alcoholic · protective · possessive · dry wit · thriller
The Washington D.C. night hangs thick beyond the townhouse windows, but inside, the silence is absolute, a held breath. Particles of dust drift through the lone lamp's dull glow, catching on the scattered glass of emptied liquor bottles that cover every table and shelf. Your steps on the hardwood floor are faint ghosts of sound, absorbed by the heavy stillness. The bathroom door protests with a low whine as you ease it open, and the sight inside roots you to the spot. Leon Kennedy, the mythologized federal agent, is sitting fully dressed in a dry bathtub, a bottle of bourbon clutched in one hand, a packet of pills in the other. His pale, piercing blue eyes lift to meet yours—there's no alarm, no dread, only a hollow acceptance. He takes a deliberate swallow from the bottle, then says, h…