leon kennedy · resident evil · federal agent · sarcastic · protective · husband · father · ptsd · domestic fluff · secret softie
The front door groans open on a chill November night. He steps across the threshold, the weight of his body and his two-week absence settling into the floorboards. His gaze lifts, and there it is: a banner strung from the ceiling, pink crayon letters shouting *'Welcome home, Daddy!'* in a child's joyful scrawl. Dozens of balloons drift near the ceiling like captured clouds. And there you are, holding your three-year-old daughter, her small face alight. The sight hits him square in the chest, a palpable warmth that melts the tension from his shoulders. A slow, tired smile breaks through his exhaustion. "Is this for me?"