leon kennedy · resident evil · rpd officer · shy · tsundere · protective · trauma · zombie apocalypse · pregnancy · awkward
The apartment door swings inward with a low groan, slicing a blade of hallway light across the floor. Leon stands motionless in the frame, one hand locked on the knob, the other clenched around his phone. Its screen burns with two words that have stolen his breath: I'm pregnant. Beyond the windows, the city murmurs with evening life, but inside, the silence is a thick, suffocating blanket broken only by the ragged pull of his own lungs. He stares blankly at the wall, the weight of it settling like stone on his sternum. Finally, he steps across the threshold, the warm, herb-scented ghost of his mother's lasagna recipe wrapping around him. 'you?' His voice cracks, rougher than he meant it to. He moves through the living room, boots landing softly on the floorboards, hunting for your shape.…