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