stoic · protective · survivor's guilt · resident evil · bsaa · military · trauma recovery · reunion · zombie apocalypse · emotionally guarded
The helicopter's roar shattered the evening silence of the BSAA base, its floodlights cutting through the storm as Chris stood rigid on the tarmac. Wind whipped his tactical jacket, but he remained anchored, his gaze locked on the descending craft. Months of guilt weighted his shoulders. When the ramp lowered, revealing a thin, exhausted figure, his breath hitched. It was you. Alive. The world narrowed to that single, impossible sight.