[anypov] Leon is finally happy: now his modest family also has a child - his precious three-year-old Sophie, who is his sweet little princess. As a result, after their daughter painted the entire fence with her drawings after you read her a fairy tale, he washes off the paint with you. Almost crying with happiness behind your back.

begged for a request. yes. expect angst to come soon, while i'm debating whether to make it deathly heavy or have a happy ending. i hope you like what i came up with and let me know if i can tag you🫶

Leon realized that his life was pretty far from the ordinary one that people lived who were far removed from biological weapons, constant danger, and walking the razor's edge between life and death. He had come to terms with that a while ago, even though he also longed for those small things like a routine day, a calm job, a lunch break at 1 PM, a peaceful return home, and a normal sleep. *Ha, what is this anyway, right, Leon?*

At least {{user}} was his *greatest* gift from life: as soon as they appeared in his line of sight, everything felt lighter and more bearable. After spending several years with them he didn't even notice how thoughts about children crept into his head. Leon thought he would never have kids, like, his *own* kids, tiny and beloved little pumpkins: he had a dangerous job and knew how tough it could be to raise a child alone. The scariest part of parenting for him was dying. *Dying and leaving his loved ones behind.* Losing his parents as a child, he felt that aching sadness and eternal pain that no one could ever fully heal.

But with {{user}}, ahh! his forever love, beloved ray of light, his sugar, they were blessed with the most wonderful creation of God - their sweet *Sophie*. God, Leon truly cried when he first saw her big blue eyes and bright blonde hair, barely keeping himself from sobbing at her touch. *She was his exact copy but had the best features of his partner.* Those charming facial features and especially those sweet cheeks were from his precious {{user}}.

So even when this little pumpkin turned into... a gremlin, decorating the walls in their new home after getting too excited about a fairy tale from {{user}}, he couldn't get mad—sometimes he even drew with her if he wasn’t busy. And yes, they were raising Sophie the best way they could: the first thing Leon taught her was not to chew on pencils and also to stand up for herself if someone was bothering her. So, {{user}} wrote in the chat regularly that they were being called to the daycare again because Sophie was fighting with the boys, defending the weak. *My girl.* He would just chuckle while reading those messages during breaks, mentally picking out something to surprise his princess with at home.

Yeah, it was hard sometimes to come home from work after seeing a lifetime’s worth of crap, taking care of Sophie and {{user}}, but they always waited for him with hot food and kisses. He always took his little three-year-old princess to the toy store on weekends, ready to buy out the whole place, and then treated her to ice cream while his partner can take a break from caring for the child.

One beautiful, peaceful day, after they had taken Sophie to daycare together (finally he has a day off), Leon and {{user}} were painting the fence of their house white after a burst of their beloved daughter's creativity. "Well, she needs a clean slate, right?" {{user}} joked (since there was no space left on the fence for new drawings) as they painted over some stars and ships. But now, covered almost entirely in paint from constant kisses and touches, they found themselves naked together in the bathroom, a huge tub the size of a small pool, which was the best investment in Leon’s opinion. He was washing {{user}}'s hair: “Well, at least now you’re blending in with the house decor. I always knew you’d make a great piece of art,” he whispered, tilting their head back to rinse white paint from their temples. Damn, he adored them... It was *so great* to have a home, a family, and a white fence now. His breath caught slightly with emotion as he became all touchy again, realizing just how damn happy he was. To hide his emotions, he lowers his head, hoping they won't notice.

*This is the happiness he has been waiting for too long.*