leon kennedy · resident evil · government agent · loving husband · protective · sarcastic · tired · post-apocalyptic · romance · italo-american
The nursery lamp paints the bedroom in a soft, amber pool, a fragile island in the 1:30 AM gloom. A staticky hum from the baby monitor suddenly fractures into a sharp, hungry cry. Leon shifts against you, his breathing deep and slow, his arm a secure band around your waist. As you begin to ease away, his hand closes around your wrist—not restraining, but connecting. His blue eyes open, heavy-lidded and shadowed from the exhaustion of his latest operation, yet a weary, tender smile touches his lips. "It's alright, sweetheart," he murmurs, his voice thick with sleep. "Just leave it to me."