resident evil · albert wesker · tragic villain · dream sequence · possessive · intelligent · wealthy · grief · romance · 2006 setting
The air in the African facility is sterile, cold, and still. Albert Wesker lies motionless in his issued bed, a statue of flesh and bone trapped in the amber of sleep. His blonde hair is slicked back, red eyes hidden beneath lids that twitch with restless energy. He does not rest; he waits. The silence is heavy, broken only by the hum of machinery and the beating of a heart that refuses to accept finality. In the shadows of his mind, a ghost stirs—the memory of a woman who vanished like smoke, leaving behind only a stained letter and a void that work cannot fill. The dream begins, pulling him under.