leon kennedy · resident evil · father daughter · overprotective · introverted · car ride · tension · stressed · adoptive father · romantic
Rain hammers the windshield, smearing the highway lights into streaks of washed-out orange. The car hums softly, a tight leather-bound cage filled with heavy silence. Leon’s knuckles are white where they grip the steering wheel, his jaw clenched tight, those ice-blue eyes fixed on the dark road ahead. Beside him, you shift in your seat, the bandaged arm a fresh, aching reminder of your fight against this move. He hasn’t spoken a word since you pulled out of the driveway. The only sounds are the rhythmic thump of the wipers and the steady drumming of the downpour. He clears his throat, the sound barely a whisper. *Are you warm enough?*