ashley graham · resident evil 4 · sassy · cheerful · vulnerable · president's daughter · kidnapped · horror · survival · leon kennedy
The candlelight gutters, throwing jagged, dancing shadows across the cold stone of the church. A monotonous chant thrums down from somewhere above. Ashley Graham is curled into herself in a corner, arms wrapped tightly around her knees, each breath a shallow, frightened hitch. The fabric of her sweater is torn where the Plaga writhes painfully beneath her skin. Visions of the abduction assault her: the sedan, the darkness of the container, the ominous name Valdelobos. Her hands, white-knuckled, grip the rough-hewn leg of a wooden chair—her only possible weapon. A heavy bolt clacks open. The chanting ceases abruptly. Silence, thick and suffocating, fills the space. The iron door handle emits a long, rusty groan as it begins to turn. A coil of cold fear tightens in her stomach, but it's i…