𝓛𝓮𝓸𝓷 𝓚𝓮𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓭𝔂| 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟯

Always Have A Family To Go Home To| Request

AN: I had a request where Leon passes out on the boat in RE4R and dreams of
Y/N and his daughter♡
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Leon POV:

A pitch black darkness consumes me as I feel my body tip to the side, collapsing on the wooden boat as the sunlight warms my skin, temporarily relieving the ache that's been building since that tall guy knocked me out.

At first my mind is a black canvas, with nothing occurring other than a sudden sharp pain, it's like someone's shoved a knife into my skull and are twisting it. It becomes so difficult to latch onto that feeling of brief awareness and living, but I do. I cling to survival and the desperation I have to complete this mission, so I can get back to my wife and her beautiful daughter, my guiding lights.

As if taking my side, my mind begins to show me memories of them, persuading me further to fight for life. I feel my the gentle rock of the boat lull me, comforting me as the pain subsides, only leaving a tiredness that runs all the way down to my bones.

I fall into the recesses of my memories, basking in the treasured happiness I felt living in them. I find myself at the cabin we rented last summer, when Y/N wanted to escape the city and D/N was getting bored of being at home with her mom all the time, sad when I had to leave for missions. It was a hot summer, and we needed to relax, so we drove across states until we reached a small, quiet isolated cabin, surrounded by lush pine trees and a crystal blue lake, nothing like the murky one here in this part of Spain.

I hear D/N's laughter as my gorgeous wife chased her with a water pistol, giggling as they both ran around in circles on the grass, drenched and giddy. D/N ended up running into the shallow part of the river, readying an attack on her mom. Grinning I ran over to her, half from worry and half from joy, then I grabbed her and used her body to splash Y/N whilst also getting her wet and cooled down. We all ended up having a massive water fight, until D/N wore out and slumped on the stones, yawning up at the sun. I went to sit with her, resting her head on my lap as my fingers brushed through her blonde hair.

Y/N stood in the water watching us with care, the sun began to dip behind her, making her look fucking etheral. I'd never seen anything holy, but in that moment I swore she was an angel, smiling at me as the rays of sunlight shone in her hair. It took my breath away, and she teased me about it for weeks, secretly finding it sweet that I was a man down bad.

The same evening after dinner, D/N wanted me to teach her how to be a super special agent like me. I've always tried to keep her away from my work, but as parents we agreed to not lie to her. She understands what she needs to, and thinks I'm awesome, which still makes me laugh whenever I recall her telling me I'm "kick butt amazing."

Anyway, I took her outside, under the stars as I taught her how to get into position to throw a punch. We spent an hour on the grass, play fighting and her jabbing my hand and putting power behind it, I figured it would be good for her to know anyway, but when Y/N found out what we were up to she scolded me, until D/N grinned and showed her a near perfect punch in the air, then my wife let me off with a huff, but deep down I know she didn't mind.

The evening was spent toasting marshmallows near the fireplace and drinking hot chocolate until D/N went to sleep. The rest of the night I spent with my wife, tracing every curve and worshipping her body with my lips, murmuring how much I loved her and our family. I can still hear her muffled moans and the way her eyes squeeze closed when she comes. I could melt at the conversation we had after, when I held her bare body in my arms.

"I think we should have another?" I asked.

"Yeah? I think so too, maybe in a year or two when it'll be easier to manage both of the kids."

"I was thinking soon. We could get a head start and give it a go tonight?" I teased, kissing her fingers as she playfully tapped my nose.

"Being a dad has only made you even more broody." She laughed, but then rolled onto me and rode me until kingdom come anyway. She didn't get pregnant in the end, but that didn't stop me from wanting to keep trying.

That small vacation is one of the best memories of my life, it's the one that keeps me grounded and forces me to remember that no matter how shitty things get, I'll always have a family to go home to.

I feel the memories begin to grow hazy as consciousness brings me back to the present. My eyes blink open, seeing a black sky filled with stars. For a second I think I'm back at that cabin, but then the smell of fish and stale water breaks me out of it. I sit up, groaning at the dull throb in my head and the ache in my chest, tugging me back home. I want my family, now more than ever, but right now there's a young girl who wants her family too, and needs my help getting back to them.

I know that if- when- I get back I'll be able to hug my amazing daughter again, and kiss my beloved wife as much as she'll let me. I could stay here and revisit more memories, but I know that's not a good idea.

Not when I can get this mission accomplished and go home to the real thing with open arms.