THE 'SHUT UP MOM' PRANK
Leon Kennedy x Reader
from the serie "Keeping Up With The Kennedys"
SUMMARY: in which yours and Leon's teenage kids decide to pull a prank from TikTok on him. (2k words)
WARNINGS: absolutely nothing, just a fluff domestic fic because i love dad characters. It's more like a RE universe where virus, zombies and monsters do not exist. RE9/Older!Leon + Fem!R. No use of Y/n. I chose the kids' names because yes.
English is not my fist language so feel free to correct me:)
Also, first time i write for this fandom and Leon so i hope i didn't make him too ooc🙏
If there was one thing your family LOVED to do, especially your children, it was playing pranks on your poor husband Leon and introducing him to the new trends that were taking over social media thanks to the younger generations.
Poor guy, most times you felt pity for him.
Leon was the kind of person who occasionally cracked a dad joke that no one but himself (and you 'cause you loved him) chuckled at. He never cared about news that weren't truly important; he didn't care if celebrity X had cheated on their partner or if fashion had changed from skinny jeans to baggy jeans.
He used his phone for the bare minimum; he didn't have stupid social media like TikTok that filled his kids' brains (and yours') with bullshit, and he didn't give a damn about the latest trends and challenges.
Leon was an old man.
So that's why his kids, his own flesh and blood, enjoyed making fun of him. And he just let them do it, most of the time, because he didn't care much, he was used to it. And although he seemed cold and stern, the truth was that the older he got, the more his heart softened for his family. He loved you and them with all his heart.
Leon was your old man.
"Ma, Ma"
It was a day like any other at the Kennedy house. You were in you and your husband's shared room, busy folding the seemingly endless mountain of laundry, when the voices of your son and daughter, Theo and Luna, echoed from the hallway just before they entered the room.
Theo, the oldest, let himself sit on the edge of the bed with a bounce, dangerously close to the freshly folded laundry, while his sister wisely decided to remain standing.
"Theo" you called him in that unmistakable tone that made him immediately stand up.
"Whops, sorry" he chuckled, but not entirely sorry. "Anyway, we want to ask you a favor. It's a new prank"
You stopped your work, giving him an unsurprised look. "If it involves fake blood and heart attacks, you can forget it" you said sternly.
You remember like it was yesterday when that foolish son of yours had the brilliant idea of pretending to have an accident in the bathroom, and you almost had a panic attack seeing that 'gory' scene. Theo thought he'd get a laugh out of it, but all he got were tears from you and a looong lecture from Leon.
Theo and Luna immediately shook their heads at your words, raising their palms. "No, no blood or anything this time, we swear"
You narrowed your eyes for a moment, scrutinizing him closely, and when you saw no trace of a lie, you decided to give him a chance.
"Hmm, let's hear it..." you conceded, as you began folding one of Leon's shirts again.
Theo sat on the edge of the bed again, this time making sure not to wrinkle the clothes under his butt, while Luna rocked back and forth on her heels.
"Okay, so we just watched a video on TikTok and Theo basically has to pretend to, like, snap back at you" she explained, adding even hand gestures to her words.
You furrowed your brows, giving them a confused look. "For the purpose of...?"
Theo smiled playfully, his eyes shining with mischief as he looked up at you. "Just to see how Dad reacts to it" he replied.
Your hands slowly stopped your work, your brows still furrowed as you considered his words. "What do you mean 'to see how Dad reacts?'" you asked them.
Luna positioned herself next to you, her phone already turned on in the palm of her hand and the TikTok app open, then she showed you the screen. "Look"
You shifted your gaze from Leon's shirt to the screen, watching the video. It showed a couple sitting on the couch, and the mother had asked her son for a favor, but he had responded with a snappy "Shut up, Mom!" shouted from the other room. The father had turned to look at his wife in shock, before standing up and marching toward his son, barking out a "Ayo, the hell did you just say??"
Luna turned to look at you enthusiastically. "There are so many more, and they're all hilarious! Every dad has a different reaction!" she said, scrolling each video with her thumb to show you.
You looked back at her, then at Theo, unconvinced. "And what would be, by all means, the point of this prank?"
"Oh come on, Ma" Theo rolled his eyes. "We all know Dad loves you and everything, but we really want to see how he'd react to something like this, okay? What would he do if his 'handsome and purely innocent' son talked back to his wife like that? Would he get angry? Would he not say anything? We want to know"
Luna nodded in agreement.
"Oh oh! And we'd be soo famous! We'll get tons of likes! Women LOVE protective men, i swear!"
You sighed, shaking your head in thought. "All you teenagers think about is likes and shares. I swear, you'll make your father and i go gray before we have to" you muttered, placing your hands on your hips. "Meh, i don't know..."
The two looked at you pleadingly.
"Come on, Mom!" -Luna
"It's completely innocent! And there won't even be fake blood this time!" -Theo
After a few seconds, you sighed again. These kids...
"Okay, i mean..." you conceded, waving a hand. "Do whatever you want, if you really want to. But only because it's harmless"
The two siblings bumped their fists, silently cheering, their minds already plotting how to put their plan into action. "Great"
Theo stood up. "Okay Ma, you don't have to do anything except give me a task i don't want to do, like... like cleaning or setting the table. Tonight, before dinner"
You stared at him with a lifted brow. "You don't do it even when i ask you to, Theo"
Luna nodded in agreement, and your son snickered sheepishly.
You continued. "But anyway, Dad's not stupid. It's not like you to act like this, and i think he'll catch onto this prank of yours. Are you sure it'll work?"
"Mom, please" Luna threw you a knowing look. "Honestly, i think Dad will be too busy making out with you to even notice"
And you immediately blushed a little.
"Get out of this room and let me finish my laundry"
So that same evening, after Leon had come home from work, said hi to you and the kids and taken a shower, while you were finishing the final touches for dinner, everything was ready.
Luna was leaning next to you against the counter, pretending to scroll on her phone, though in reality she had her camera ready while waiting for you and Theo to start acting. Theo was sitting at the table, playing with his phone at one of those games boys his age were obsessed with, while trying to keep a neutral but focused expression.
Leon had just arrived in the kitchen, finished his short but relaxing shower. He walked past Theo, ruffling his hair with a smile, and headed toward you.
"It's almost ready" you said, flashing him a sweet smile over your shoulder.
That wasn't fake, you weren't acting yet. Every smile you made was genuine even just at the sight of your handsome husband.
Leon smiled back as he approached you and one of his hands rested delicately on your hip, a gesture that had become automatic for him.
"Need a hand?" he asked, like he did every day, with anything. Typical of him. He might have had the worst day of his life, but he would never NOT offer to help you with something.
You shook your head, smiling reassuringly. "Don't worry" you replied, nodding toward his designated spot at the table. "You've been working all day, that's all you had to do. Sit down, we have two kids for a reason"
He chuckled and nodded, letting your smile 'command' him as he went to sit at the table. With his back turned, you glanced at both of your children, letting them know this was the right time, as you'd agreed.
Luna smirked silently and tapped the screen to start the video, while Theo continued playing.
"Theo, honey" you called, turning off the stove. "Could you set the table, please?"
Your son kept his eyes glued to his phone. "Can't you ask Luna?" he muttered as his fingers continued to tap the screen.
"Well, i asked you this time, not her" you continued with your calm voice. "Could you put that phone down for a minute and set the tabl—"
Theo then snapped as he rudely interrupted you, making the most annoyed expression he'd ever had on his face.
"Ugh, Mom, can you just SHUT UP for a minute?? Can't you see i'm playing??"
Luna covered her mouth with her hand to keep from bursting into laughter at her brother's acting.
But her smile faded a couple of seconds later, when the chair Leon was sitting on scraped loudly across the floor as he immediately stood up and your eyes widened a bit too.
Theo looked up at the sound, just in time to see his father now towering over him, and his heart skipped a beat. Before he could say anything, Leon quickly reached out and snatched the phone from his hands, clicking the screen off and putting it not-too-gently facedown on the table, making him jump a little.
"Dad—" Theo tried to justify himself, but your husband cut him off
"Is that the way you talk to your mother?" he hissed, fixing his usually kind but now stern blue eyes on his son's. "Hm?"
Theo opened his mouth, while Luna shot her brother an equally surprised and slightly intimidated look. Because even though they knew it would all go away as soon as they explained it was all just fake, seeing their father so angry was having a certain effect on them. And not in a good way.
"Wait Dad, it's just—" Leon cut him off again.
"I know for a fact that i didn't teach you that goddamn tone in this house, buddy, so either you apologize to your mother and do what she asked, or—"
"Leon, honey, wait"
Leon stopped when he heard your sweet voice calling him back, followed by your palm on his arm, and he turned to look at you.
"It's just a prank, love" you reassured him, rubbing your palm gently over his bicep. "Just a prank"
Leon furrowed his brows, his shoulders unconsciously relaxing under your touch, and his features softened. "What?" he muttered gruffly, turning to look back at Theo, who nodded frantically.
Luna, pleased with the video's success but still worried about the 'danger' her older brother was about to face, quickly added her own.
"I-It's a prank, Dad, we swear!" she said from behind you. "For uhm... for TikTok..."
Leon seemed to realize after a few seconds and let out a heavy sigh.
"Jesus, kids..." he quietly cursed, running a hand through his hair as he shook his head. "What kind of prank is this?"
Theo and Luna lowered their heads a little embarrassed, while you gave him an exasperated smile of your own.
"I told them it didn't make sense" you said, glancing back and forth between brother and sister. "But hey, at least no one had a heart attack this time"
Leon shook his head again, but his lips still curved upward, and he crossed his mighty arms before looking at Theo. "Why did you want to stage this stupid thing, hm?"
Theo shrugged. "We just wanted to see your reaction to us talking back to Mom. It was just an innocent prank" he confessed.
Leon scoffed, almost amused by the reasoning. "Innocent, yes, but still stupid. Like all the other pranks you've played"
He then reached out, gently flicking your son on the forehead, which made him squint.
"You don't need to make a video to prove to those 'social media' of yours what you already know" he said as he looked at both kids, calmer this time, but still serious. "If there's one thing i won't tolerate in this house, it's disrespect for your mother, my wife. Especially if it comes from my own children. So, if you don't want to see me really angry, you'd better not do something like that again. Am i clear?"
The two nodded simultaneously, mumbling "Yes, Dad" under their breath.
Leon observed them for a few seconds, making sure his words had stuck before nodding. "Good. Now set the table. Both of you. I'd appreciate it if we could eat now"
The two siblings nodded again, moving to set the table. And as they did so, Luna gave Theo a silent smirk, satisfied that she'd recorded everything, especially Leon's protective lecture.
Oh, TikTok would go crazy.
You watched them move around the kitchen with an amused smile. You had to admit, even if you weren't a fan of your kids' pranks, seeing your husband react like that and defend your honor gave you butterflies. Like almost everything else he did.
You patted his arm a few times to guide him back to his seat at the table, but before that he wrapped an arm around your waist, pulling you against his side for a moment.
"You gotta stop encouraging them with these things, hun" he commented, leaning his face down to speak against your temple, and you giggled, leaning against his lips.
"Well, as long as they don't hurt themselves or anyone else, i'm willing to let them do it"
Leon sighed again.
"All for those stupid 'likes.' They're gonna post that video anyway, aren't they?"
And immediately, your kids' voices echoed in the kitchen in chorus.
"Hell yeah!"
A few days later, Luna was ecstatic to see that the video of the prank on their father had achieved the success she'd hoped for.
And the best part was reading the comments.
COMMENTS:
user: i'm sorry but whose DAD is that???
user: *sticker of cat with tongue out*
user: no violence, no belt or screaming. Just a father making sure his son is treating his mother with respect. That's a dad!👏👏👏
user: can your mother fight??
user: i need him, respectfully🎀
user: the way he immediately stood up *sticker of girl biting her nail*
user: no because, can we talk about the little speech he made with them??
user: frr man said "She may be your mom but she's MY WIFE first of all and you brats need to respect that"
user: he was so gentle too🥺
user: he's not a green flag, he's a whole green forest!!
user: ugh, i love protective pretty husbands😩😩
user: bro is so done with gen z tho'
SO GUYS, I WANTED TO TRY A NEW MODERN LIKE-SERIE WITH OUR FAVORITE OLD MAN
IF YOU HAVE TRENDS OR PRANKS THAT THE KIDS COULD PULL ON THEIR BOOMER DAD OR THEIR MOTHER OR FIC IDEAS, JUST LET ME KNOW^^
