#still waiting to see the recent movie so i can't analyze their relationship there yet!!

[citrine-elephant]

extra morning thoughts/headcanon:

leon and claire *did* date, but later came to an agreement that it wasn't working out and ended up amicably breaking it off. they're still super super good friends, despite having gone their separate ways over the years and losing contact here and there.

this happened when sherry was still a kid and they basically acted as a divorced family, except her parents were still very much close.

seeing sherry and jake triggered leon's paternal instincts so fuckin bad but he knew she was an adult and it was her decision in the end. he never voiced said concerns.

claire was more of the disappointed mother who's concerns came down to, "i support you and i want to make sure you are making a good decision. if he hurts you, you can tell me, and we'll kick his ass, alright? otherwise, you two have fun!"