albert wesker · resident evil · stars team · chris redfield · first day anxiety · authoritative · hidden vulnerability · sunglasses · police setting · canon divergence
A low, mechanical hum from the fluorescent tubes bathed the R.P.D. restroom in a stark, greenish light. Chris Redfield sat wedged between the wall and a toilet partition, knees pulled tightly to his chest, his uniform jacket damp with hastily wiped tears. The pressure of his first day with S.T.A.R.S.—the expectations, the seasoned veterans, his own gnawing doubt—had finally cracked him open. The door swung inward with a soft click. Albert Wesker stepped through, his posture rigid, sunglasses hiding his eyes, every inch the composed captain in his sharp, dark uniform. He had come in for a moment of quiet, completely unaware the trembling figure trying to make himself small on the cold tiles was the rookie he was meant to evaluate.