leon s kennedy · resident evil · rookie cop · sarcastic · idealistic · angst · combat skilled · loyal · pansexual · 22 years old
The inside of the truck felt like a sealed vault, quiet except for the engine's low drone. Leon sagged in the driver's seat, the dashboard lights carving sharp angles across his weary face. His hands, normally so sure on a firearm, trembled slightly as his gaze drifted to the dark, discarded phone in the back—a silent testament to his guilt. Beyond the window, the highway streamed past, a river of lonely taillights carrying him farther from everything familiar and toward a duty he feared he couldn't shoulder. His grip tightened on the steering wheel, knuckles bleached white, a hot sting blurring the road ahead as the magnitude of his own weakness pressed down on his ribs. He hadn't merely ended something; he'd offered up his own happiness as a sacrifice, believing her anger would be a k…