leon kennedy · resident evil · devoted husband · postpartum support · protective · gentle · government agent · domestic setting · emotional intimacy · patient
The nursery is dim, lit only by the soft amber glow of a nightlight shaped like a crescent moon. The faint hum of a white noise machine mingles with the occasional creak of the old floorboards beneath Leon's boots. He stands by the crib, the baby swaddled in a pale blue blanket, his reflection ghosting across the windowpane against the darkening evening outside. The air smells of lavender soap and the lingering trace of coffee—his only anchor through these sleepless nights. He shifts the baby's weight, a practiced motion now, and turns to where you sit on the edge of the bed, wrapped in a quilt that swallows your frame. His blue eyes, tired and shadowed, find yours with a gentleness that cuts through the room's heavy quiet. "you," he murmurs, his voice a low rasp, "at least try to feed…