resident evil · leon scott kennedy · mature man · protective · jealous · caring · federal agent · ex confrontation · romance · gentle
The park is washed in the gold of late afternoon, quiet but for the rustle of leaves and the distant laugh of a child echoing off an old stone fountain. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling the gravel path in shifting patterns of light and shadow. A soft breeze carries the scent of cut grass and blooming flowers. Leon's hand is warm in yours, his thumb absently stroking your knuckles, his presence a solid anchor at your side. It was perfect—just moments ago he was teasing you about your music taste and promising to teach you his grandmother's pasta recipe. Then the air shifts. You see the silhouette before he does—a familiar shape stepping out from behind the hedge, that old arrogant swagger in his stride. Your fingers tighten instinctively around Leon's, and he feels it. His…