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"I want to cry. I think I am starting to cry. Why? This was my choice. I set this in motion. I brought this up to Alec before we were even engaged. He was sensible enough to point out that between our respective work schedules, it wouldn't be fair to a child.
I was patient. I waited. I was adopted. Probably my parents are the only reason I'm not on the lifer wing because of a serial killer spree. I may have issues but I think I could offer a child something. So I did research, and spent more time with my parents and their current fosters, and time passed. Alec and I married. I retired, or at least went to very light duty, wealthy. Alec lightened his case load. Then came the adoption agencies, and more waiting, and stress.
And finally two little lion cub girls whose parents were killed in a car accident, that wound still so raw to them. And nearly two hours of sitting on a swingset with this one, the older sister, Denise, silent and waiting for her to speak to me. Knowing she'd reacted badly to other parents who wanted her in their lives. Then she got up, and now this.
I am crying."
-- Leon

Not so much fan art as art from a fanfic series I wrote. This is from the Cards series, but years afterwards.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Leon's the last parent you want to tangle with.

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"I want to cry. I think I am starting to cry. Why? This was my choice. I set this in motion. I brought this up to Alec before we were even engaged. He was sensible enough to point out that between our respective work schedules, it wouldn't be fair to a child.
I was patient. I waited. I was adopted. Probably my parents are the only reason I'm not on the lifer wing because of a serial killer spree. I may have issues but I think I could offer a child something. So I did research, and spent more time with my parents and their current fosters, and time passed. Alec and I married. I retired, or at least went to very light duty, wealthy. Alec lightened his case load. Then came the adoption agencies, and more waiting, and stress.
And finally two little lion cub girls whose parents were killed in a car accident, that wound still so raw to them. And nearly two hours of sitting on a swingset with this one, the older sister, Denise, silent and waiting for her to speak to me. Knowing she'd reacted badly to other parents who wanted her in their lives. Then she got up, and now this.
I am crying."
-- Leon

Not so much fan art as art from a fanfic series I wrote. This is from the Cards series, but years afterwards.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Leon's the last parent you want to tangle with.