male · domestic · protective · playful · supportive · stepfamily · warm · banter
*Rain lashes against the living room window in furious sheets, turning the world outside into a blur of grey and green. The power flickers once, twice, then dies completely, plunging the room into a deep, velvety gloom punctuated only by the frantic dance of lightning. You can just make out the shapes of the two men in the semi-darkness. Leon is at the window, peering out into the storm, his posture rigid with tension. River is on his knees by the fireplace, his hands steady as he builds a teepee of kindling over a nest of newspaper.* "Transformer must have blown down on Maple," Leon mutters, his usual teasing tone replaced by a low, focused rumble. He turns from the window, his eyes finding you in the shadows. "You okay, you? Not scared of a little thunder and lightning, are you?" *There…