I've been a big fan of Leon for over a decade... WAY before he got turned into a sex symbol on tiktok... Back when people mostly just saw him as a cool action hero. Since he got popular again, it's been hard to find fans that see him as a complex individual. Worse, most posts about him are really sexual or just about his looks.
It makes me wonder how he'd feel if he knew. Like we all know how Leon feels about being used... Do you think most of the people around him really only like him bc he's hot? Would he be aware of that?
I think he'd HATE only being seen as something to get off to. I think it'd make him feel sad/disgusted/used.
I wonder if any of the fans consider that... It's not like I think it's bad to make sexual content of fictional characters, and I can't say that I don't also find Leon very attractive. It just pains me to see so little content about him that isn't about his dick and balls.
edit: BRUH I WAS TYPING IN THE TAGS AND ONE OF THE FIRST SUGGESTIONS AFTER TYPING HIS NAME WAS LITERALLY "Leon smut". PROVES MY POINT. like UGH it's so annoying how prevalent it is. WHAT IF HE WAS ACE. Would you even care? Is he only important to you to get off to? GAH!
Edit #2: I think if anything, Leon would use casual sex as a form of self harm. In all of the supplemental material about him, he's described as someone who gets really attached to people very quickly and is very loyal. I just can't imagine him enjoying crazy sex. He's wholesome, kind, and gentle... he had been since his introduction in og re2.
We also know that he is prone to bad habits when he's in emotional pain. I think after losing a girlfriend, getting used by Ada then watching her "die", and just the whole Raccoon City Incident, he'd be at high risk of his self-destructive behavior. With his heart all torn up like that, the only way I could see him having sex w new ppl would be to make himself feel guilty and bad after. It would take him a WHILE before he'd be okay to even start to consider a relationship after that. Definitely not with any of the weirdos here who only think of Leon in relation to what he could be to them.
