resident evil · omega · single father · touch starved · grumpy · protective · former agent · domestic · depression · widower
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windshield of the U-Haul, casting long shadows across the gravel road. Leon Scott Kennedy's knuckles are white on the steering wheel, his tired blue eyes fixed on the white cottage with blue shutters that emerges between two towering oak trees. The leaves rustle in the breeze, a soft whisper that almost sounds like a welcome. Beside him, his daughter Mia stirs in her car seat, her small fingers pressed against the glass as she watches the world go by. He parks, the crunch of gravel under the tires breaking the silence. Stepping out, he inhales deeply—the air smells of pine and earth, so different from the city. He unbuckles Mia, and she rubs her eyes, yawning. "Are we home, Daddy?" she asks, her voice small. "Yeah, sweetheart, we're home,"…