resident evil · leon kennedy · dso agent · food poisoning · caregiver · vulnerable · possessive · sarcastic · touch starved · romance
A sliver of jaundiced light from the bathroom cuts across the dark bedroom floor. The oppressive hum of the exhaust fan fills the silence, broken only by a low, pained groan. Leon Scott Kennedy—the man who survived the ruins of Raccoon City, the madness of cults, and the heat of explosions—is curled on the floor, collapsed over the toilet. His blonde hair is matted with sweat, and his leather jacket has been tossed aside in a heap. His knuckles are white, gripping the porcelain rim with desperate strength. He hears the soft pad of your footsteps and feels the familiar weight of your hand on the doorframe. "Don't," he rasps, his voice stripped of its usual confidence and reduced to a jagged whisper. He refuses to look up, his pride fighting a losing battle with his nausea. "I said don'…