Blue
Leon Kennedy x Reader
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Ever since being with Leon, you always noticed his eyes.
Once was innocent, soft, and gullible.
Next was hard, too cynical for the average man his age, yet still benevolent.
Then dark, mysterious, a new kind of look only he could handle.
And now in your fifties, they'd become significantly lighter. Not in that sweet way you once knew, but practically blinding. Every time he opened them it was like you were opening your kitchen curtains in the morning, the sun was meant to be something to look forward to, but even in all it's magic and glory, you hated the way it impaired you.
You were cooking a simple breakfast, a new daily routine that started after quitting your field work to stay in the labs at DSO, more time landed on your hands to care for yourselves better. Leon sat on one of the kitchen island stools, sipping on that hot coffee like it didn't burn his tongue, you knew he would never admit that.
"And a toast for you..." Your kissed his cheek as you plated it in front of him, eggs and ham on the side — a classic easy meal.
"Thanks babe..." He muttered and quickly kissed your cheek back, the pads of his hands grazed your arms as you sat down before he started digging into the food. You watched him silently, breakfast was always a peaceful time, a time where neither of you felt the need to crowd the silence with random words and topics that you didn't care about.
His fingers tensed on his fork and knife as he cut everything up into pieces, scrambling it together like a psychopath while you had a neat looking sandwich. The suns glare filtered through the window, casting a radiant glow along his skin and scattered grey hairs, baby stands sticking up like they'd found a signal at every tower near you. Clearly after what you two did last night, he had a good sleep.
You continued to chew on your own dish until he suddenly turned towards you, just slightly, a small cough escaping his lips. He didn't say anything, or do anything else, and kept munching. You noticed his eyes squint, sitting back in his chair closer to the shade in the house.
------ 6 Months Later ------
At first, it was endearing, another new thing about him you could look forward to that wasn't a wrinkle. A new habit that you discovered after you thought you knew everything about him.
But over the course of months, he began to complain...
At home in the kitchen, pinching his nose bridge, "Why don't we go back to warm white lights?"
Outside on walks, you could see him squint, "Fuck that sun's bright..."
Even in DSO's building, straining his orbs in those white sterile labs that had become your home, "Jesus christ, I need a coffee."
"Babe, you've had three coffees already and one of them is currently in your hand," you replied.
All he did was shrug, "well I need more? This place is so boring it makes me tired."
You noted the fluttering of his eyelids, the way he kept his head low, avoiding the corner full of glowing viral containments.
"... Is something in your eye?" You asked.
"No."
"Come on, let me look-"
"No- it's fine, I told you, I'm just tired."
You didn't bother arguing, audibly huffing and crossing your arms before getting back to work, "I sleep next to you, I know how you are when you're actually tired."
You eventually were able to convince him to go to a doctor. You weren't twenty anymore, and if he was willing to eat so much protein in a day to keep his juicy muscles, then he could stomach eye drops now and then... at least, that's what you thought.
The front door handle jiggled, you had already gotten home from work and were relaxed on the couch in your pyjamas, waiting for Leon to get back from his late appointment, of course he never scheduled during the day.
You straightened up and lowered the TV volume, "Leon?"
"Yeah, it's me..." he replied calmly, your cheeks pinked at the normality of his response, and you almost thought nothing of it until he walked straight past you into the bathroom...
Stop.
He has never ignored you like that, even if he was mad, a small kiss or touch would reach you regardless.
You got up Ava followed him silently, but you were shut out by the bathroom door.
"So what-" the spritz of the shower cut you off, you stood bewildered behind the wood, "the hell, Leon..."
You considered barging in, but you weren't the type to disrupt privacy like that unless invited. You went back to the lounge dejectedly, waiting with your knees pulled up to your chest, grabbing a blanket and returning to watch your show, toes curling in anticipation.
Minutes passed, the shower stopped but you were still waiting, waiting, and waiting... the clock ticked ominously... the bathroom door opened.
Leon reappeared in the living room soon after, he looked just as calm as he sounded, acting like he hadn't shut you out twenty minutes ago. You decided to keep staring at the TV pettily, but your mission diminished as far as it started once he sat next to you, his hand covering your knee, "Hey."
You hum and shift your body to face him. He opened his mouth a couple times in contemplation, eyebrows furrowing for milliseconds, cheeks puffing for short moments, "um... the doctors..." he trailed off.
You perked up, "What did they say? It's nothing?"
"Well," he paused, he other hand clasped yours like he was getting ready to tell you bad news, to tell you... oh.
He fidgeted slightly against your knee, "I, um... I'm... going blind."
Your eyes widened, gaze stuck on him like glue, "... what?"
"... It's Glaucoma."
"... Seriously?" Your eyes watered.
He nodded with a small exhale, beginning to stroke his hand up and down your thigh, you broke the trance you had on him, "What is that? Is it really bad? Are you gonna lose your sight completely? When?-"
"Shh, calm down, it's okay," he moved to cradle your head, pulling you into his chest and kissing your crown, "I can still see... I'll just slowly lose it... I don't know when..."
Leon held the complete truth, he had lost his peripheral vision already but he didn't want to scare you, he couldn't admit that just yet.
You breathed steady against the mountains of his torso, you had no idea how to react to this information. So it wasn't the worst right now as far as you know, his vision will gradually deteriorate... how do you manage this? Well, you can only let it happen, but you didn't want to accept that, that someday he wouldn't be able to see your face. Your mind went blank, there were so many thoughts swirling in the mess of your mind that you couldn't pick one to focus on.
"You know I'd still love you if you were a worm right?" You half-heartedly joked.
Leon immediately chucked, "Yeah I know... It's just a big change... shit, I really am getting old."
"I don't want to believe it..." Your voice finally shook slightly.
Leon gently pressed his lips to your head, not a kiss, just close contact, he comforted you, even though you weren't the one to worry about.
------ 1 Year Later ------
You could hear the song of your diffuser misting as you woke, the star of the show almost limp right underneath you, his hand on your waist and arm over his face, a small groan escaping his lips while he shuffled to get comfortable again, "You awake?"
You hummed groggily in response into his skin, you used to pull on the lamp string first thing and saver the look of Leon's swollen sleepy face, but that habit changed fast in the last few months. The sensitivity in his eyes only getting worse, causing a few new house rules to be made.
You could feel his gaze on you, his chin tight against the top of your head as he looked down. You gave into his stare, taking in the tired puff of his face and those baby blues as best as you could in the moonlight. He'd started to look at you properly, not that he didn't before, but you could see a difference.
The way he turned to you completely when you said something rather than eyeing you from the side. The way he rotated his head up to see you instead of long up though his pupils, you oddly missed the show of his forehead wrinkles.
His thumb grazed your cheek carefully, you could just about see his face in the dark Abe dared to imagine what he must see when watching you right now. Pitch black? The middle of your face? Distortion?
As if Leon could read your mind, he murmured gruffly with a small smirk, "I can still see you, baby."
"... Good." You smiled.
















