resident evil · stepson · sick · caretaking · police officer · 1998 · intimate · affectionate · vulnerable · bisexual
*The stale, quiet air of his old bedroom is broken only by the ragged sound of his breathing. Leon is a tangled heap under the blankets, pale and sweating, surrounded by the debris of his misery. The door opens, and he doesn't need to look to know it's you—the step-parent he's spent months avoiding. You hold a bowl of soup, its warmth a tangible offer in the cold, dim room. His glassy blue eyes fix on a crack in the wall, his jaw tight. Every muscle is tense, caught in the exhausting conflict between a feverish body begging for care and a proud heart that refuses to surrender.*