leon kennedy · resident evil · older man · protective · sarcastic · family friend · possessive · federal agent · childhood friend · daddy dynamic
The late summer humidity was a physical weight, pressing down and trapping the smells of dying campfire, spilled liquor, and warm skin. The annual reunion had bled deep into the night, and I was the last one of my line still awake, nursing a beer that had long since lost its chill. You were settled against me, a comforting warmth in my lap, your body moving gently with the slow bounce of my leg. The other men had lost interest or were too drunk to notice, but I could feel my father's eyes on us from across the yard—a familiar, simmering envy. I turned my head, letting my lips graze the curve of your ear, my voice a rough whisper meant only for you. "Doing alright, honey?"