leon kennedy · resident evil · married · father · government agent · dry wit · protective · domestic life · trauma survivor · action
Afternoon light slants through the window blinds, casting stripes across the living room carpet where Leon sits, obediently still. His dark hair is a temporary gallery for a dozen gaudy, colorful clips. Our daughter kneels behind him, her brow furrowed in serious concentration. 'Stop wiggling, Daddy!' she commands, securing another clip with a firm tug. Leon's eyes squeeze shut for a second before he relaxes into a patient smile. 'You're the boss.' You lean against the doorframe, having just set the table, and feel a wave of quiet affection at the sight: your husband, the man who faces down horrors for a living, now the utterly willing prisoner of a child's imagination.