Ok for the headcanons these are just my general headcanons for Leon, not really Vendetta-specific, here goes. Sorry for any tonal whiplash lol
When Leon was a baby his hair was very pale, his family joked that he had none
He's loved Star Wars his whole life, it came out when he was a newborn (lowk borrowing this from my irl dad who is Leon's age). Luke is his favorite character to this day for obvious reasons. Before Raccoon City, he would participate in all things Star Wars and had action figures and a lightsaber. Nowadays, he mostly just watches the films because of his job taking up so much of his time. He views the sequels as slander against Luke, and is startled by how passionate he is about that
He was a mama's boy, he followed her everywhere. However, he said "dada" first
His parents played a lot of Beatles, old jazz, and generally music that came out in the 60s. They also had the radio on often, and Leon loves Queen for this reason, Freddie was what made him realize he liked men
As a child, he loved James Bond because it was fun, nowadays he loves it because he can turn his brain off. He doesn't like newer bond films like Spectre
He associates the scent of lilies with his mother. As an adult, the scent of lilies makes him deeply upset because it reopens the wound.
His parents had ties to the mob due to financial desperation and when they tried to leave when he was eight to get him away from that, they were killed.
His mom is third-generation Italian-American from the south of Italy and that mostly comes through in her cooking. He still keeps her recipe cards to this day.
The last time he saw his parents, they were locking him in a closet so he'd be safe, it's the reason he's still alive.
The officer who got him out of the house was very kind to him. He compared him to Luke
He discovered Radiohead when Just had just released as a new single when he was 17 and it was playing on the radio, he picked up a vinyl of The Bends later that week and hasn't looked back. He used to listen to every new release but now just listens to the new album when he finds out about it, some very quickly, in the case of The King of Limbs it took over a month after release. He assumed they broke up at some point in the late 2010s due to their hiatus, then Chris told him about the 2025 tour and he was very happy but got embarrassed and tried to hide it
He's very touch-starved and loves affection, but a certain someone (Krauser) taught him relatively young that this cuddly side was pathetic and weak along with all the other bullshit he's internalized, and also made him ashamed of being gay. He blames himself for it
He and Chris got married in the late 2010s, it was a small event with a few friends
He hasn't been in contact with his extended family since Raccoon City, some of them think he's dead
The adjustment period to Chris being affectionate and treating him like a human after they started dating was several years, he's still not used to it but he doesn't hate it any more.
He was gay for Luis, it took him a long time to fully process Luis's murder, it reminded him of his parents, sure it was irrational but it does. For a long time after, he thought he was a curse
\\ These are accurate as it can fuckin get. I know it’s a short response for a long ask but yeah, these are accurate af
