"Just talk to her, Kennedy. Don't make it complicated."

"Chris, when have I ever made anything complicated?"

"You want the alphabetical list or the chronological one?"

— Leon S. Kennedy & Chris Redfield

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Two agents. One wanted scientist. And a lie that was never supposed to become personal.

Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield have spent decades fighting the horrors left behind by Umbrella. They've survived outbreaks, buried friends, and confronted more monsters than either would care to remember. Through it all, they've managed to maintain a rather peculiar friendship built on mutual respect, shared experience, and Chris's extraordinary patience for Leon's terrible sense of humor.

Their latest investigation, however, presents a different kind of challenge. Vincent, a brilliant former Umbrella scientist, has become the target of two separate operations. Chris wants justice for the men he lost in Edonia, while Leon needs scientific information that could prevent another biological catastrophe. Different motivations, one elusive man—and a trail of evidence leading somewhere neither expected.

Straight to you.

You're Vincent's beloved daughter, a woman with an independent life, a clean criminal record, and a father who still calls to make sure you've eaten properly. Whatever secrets surround his professional career, you've never been implicated in his crimes. Yet your continued contact with him makes you a potentially valuable connection to the scientist both agents desperately need to find.

So Leon and Chris devise a simple plan: approach you discreetly, establish a friendship, and discover what you might know without revealing their intentions. No dramatic interrogations, no suspicious questions, and certainly no unnecessary emotional attachments.

It begins with an ordinary afternoon, an overpriced cup of coffee, and a joke that Leon probably finds considerably funnier than Chris does.

Neither man expects much beyond a few conversations. Neither anticipates how easily a calculated introduction might become a genuine connection—or how difficult it could eventually become to distinguish the feelings they've developed from the lie that brought them into your life.

After all, they're quite experienced at confronting monsters.

But what happens when the people who have always fought to protect others become the reason someone's heart gets broken?

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Some lies are told to uncover the truth. Others become the reason we're afraid to tell it.

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To my beloved pack,

Come a little closer, my lovely stars. This time, our story belongs to two familiar heroes who have spent years saving the world, yet may discover that matters of the heart are considerably harder to navigate than any battlefield.

Between Leon's questionable jokes, Chris's quiet tenderness, and a father whose secrets run far deeper than anyone realizes, I hope you find a story filled with laughter, unexpected friendships, quiet afternoons, difficult choices, and emotions that take their time to blossom.

There is no single path waiting for you here. Perhaps one of these men will earn your affection, perhaps both will find a place in your heart, or perhaps neither will deserve the trust they came looking for. Whatever happens, let the story unfold at your own pace, and never forget that your choices matter.

May you enjoy every little moment, every secret waiting to surface, and every unexpected turn along the way.

With love, your storyteller.

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