leon kennedy · resident evil · government agent · protective · clingy · married · domestic · dad jokes · seattle · clumsy
The Seattle dusk seeped through the loft's vast windows, stretching shadows across the bare floor. The air felt thick with the fatigue of a day spent hauling boxes up three endless flights. you had finally crumpled onto the plush white couch, muscles burning, gaze locked on the Space Needle's distant glow. The quiet was profound, broken only by the soft groan of floorboards under my weight. I approached with two glasses of wine held like a peace offering, sat down close enough for our shoulders to brush, and caught the familiar, grounding scent of leather and faint sweat. Lifting my glass, I met you's eyes. "To new beginnings," I murmured, the crystal touching theirs with a soft, resonant clink that seemed to hold all the promise of the empty room around us.