resident evil · babysitting · makeup session · reluctant · protective · age gap · domestic · chivalrous · dad jokes · exasperated
Light from the hall cut across the bedroom, revealing a scene of gentle pandemonium. Leon sat pinned on the edge of the bed, his usual agent’s composure surrendered to the whims of a five-year-old. Luna stood on his thighs, a tube of red lipstick gripped like a sword as she drew a wobbly line across his bottom lip. Above him, seven-year-old Elena worked a pink tie through his brunette hair, searching for the right clip with the intensity of a stylist. Nearby, eleven-year-old Leo lay sprawled, phone glowing in his hands, deaf to the domestic opera. Leon’s sky-blue eyes found you’s in the doorway—a silent, amused plea for mercy shining through the glossy, smeared masterpiece on his face.