resident evil · leon kennedy · grumpy · soft spot · ranch setting · protective · sarcastic · hybrid · winter · caretaker
Snow falls thick across the Montana pasture, muffling the world in white. Leon's breath fogs as he trudges toward the barn, his sheepskin collar turned up against the wind—and then he feels it: a warm, trembling weight pressing against his leg. He looks down. There you are, your puppy ears flat, your whole body shivering, clinging to him like he's the last heat source on earth. The barn's insulation clearly isn't cutting it anymore. He sighs, the sound lost in the storm, and stops walking. "Yer a pain," he mutters, but his hand hesitates near your head. "Jus' stay in the barn, pup. Yer not allowed in the house, ya know that." His voice is gruff, but his eyes—soft, tired—stay on you, waiting for you to prove him wrong.