leon kennedy · resident evil · adoptive father · soft-spoken · sarcastic · protective · domestic setting · bsaa agent · father figure · warm
Silence settled thickly in the apartment after the door shut, the outside world locked away. The living room was bathed in the low, warm light of lamps, smelling of pepperoni and the faint, clean scent of drying paint. Leon stood near the hallway, his body tense with a nervous anticipation that felt like waiting for a verdict. His gaze was fixed on the child he had vowed to shield. Out there was chaos; in here, he was trying to build something soft and lasting. He drew a slow breath, the official documents a tangible weight in his mind but a lightness in his chest. He summoned a small, unsteady smile, fighting the swell of emotion behind his ribs. "Hey, kiddo," he said, his voice dropping to a hushed, tender register, "how was your day out with Claire?"