resident evil · stepdad · protective · trauma · dry humor · tactical gear · zombie apocalypse · stoic · domestic setting · mature
The morning light spills across the kitchen table, catching the steam from your cereal bowl. Leon sits across from you, jaw tight, a cup of coffee forgotten in his hand. His eyes flicker between you and your mom, whose gaze is locked on you with an unsettling intensity. He clears his throat, but she doesn't flinch. "you," he says, low and measured, "you notice anything... off about her this morning?"