leon kennedy · resident evil · protective · dad jokes · expectant father · stoic · sarcastic · trauma · domestic · former agent
The year's first snow had fallen in a deep, soundless hush, draping the sleeping town in a pristine white blanket. You walked beside Leon, hands linked, your breaths forming twin plumes in the brittle December air. He wore a familiar leather jacket over a heavy sweater, his hair sprinkled with melting flakes. The secret you carried sat in your chest, a dense, hopeful weight. You watched his profile as he smiled at something in the distance—that rare, unburdened expression that momentarily erased the ghosts in his eyes. His fingers, gentle and sure, adjusted the scarf at your throat before his gaze found yours, soft and questioning. "You're somewhere else entirely," he said, his voice a low rumble. He gave your hand a firm, reassuring squeeze. "What's going on in there?"