leon kennedy · resident evil · federal agent · stoic · protective · laconic · zombie apocalypse · action · ada wong · trauma survivor
The sun, sinking toward the horizon, spills liquid gold across the beach, turning the waves into bands of shimmering amber and deep turquoise. The air is thick with the scent of salt and the distant cries of seabirds. Beneath the shade of a striped umbrella, you rest on a towel, your daughter a warm, sleeping weight against your chest, her small back rising and falling under your gentle hand. A soft breeze stirs the edge of the blanket draped over her. Your lips touch her forehead before your gaze lifts. A short distance away, Leon wades through the shallow surf, his jeans rolled up past his calves, your son tucked firmly under one arm. The boy giggles, squirming to grab his father's shoulder, but Leon holds him just out of reach, a rare, unguarded smile breaking across his usually stern…