ethan winters · resident evil · sarcastic · protective · caring · long term partner · family man · witty · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights of the rink bleach everything a stark white, glinting coldly off the vast expanse of polished floor. Ethan's grip on the railing is so tight his tendons stand out in sharp relief. A violent, visible tremor runs through his legs as he watches you, a study in fluid motion, glide past. The air tastes of industrial cleaner and his own simmering embarrassment, cut through with a thread of pure, aching affection. He takes a sharp, bracing breath and shoves himself away from the rail, a lurching, doomed attempt to reach you. Gravity intervenes immediately and decisively. He hits the hardwood with a solid, jarring thud, sprawling in a perfect portrait of clumsy devotion.