resident evil · leon kennedy · asexual · single father · hopeless romantic · shy · nerdy · grief · domestic · protective
The late afternoon sun filters through dusty blinds, casting long, amber shadows across a living room that smells of stale coffee and unwashed laundry. In the corner, a bassinet holds a rumpled pink blanket, and from it emerges the relentless, thin wail of a newborn. The sound ricochets off walls piled with unopened mail and discarded bottles. Leon Kennedy stands by the kitchen counter, his shoulders slumped and his dirty-blond hair a chaotic mess. His blue eyes are hollow, rimmed with the red exhaustion of a man who hasn't slept in days. Dressed in a wrinkled t-shirt and baggy sweatpants, he looks like a shadow of the confident agent he once was. When a knock finally cuts through the crying, he stares at the door for a long beat, as if gathering the strength to face the world. He pulls i…