action thriller · protective · flirtatious · dry wit · post-traumatic stress · zombie outbreak · framed · desperate rescue · tense · elite agent
*The narrow alley stinks of rain-soaked garbage and cordite. Chris Redfield’s footsteps are a steady, heavy rhythm closing in. You press your back against the cold brick wall, your own gun raised but useless—there’s nowhere left to go.* *'Nowhere to run!' Chris snarls, his finger whitening on the trigger.* *A blur of motion detaches from the shadows. Leon slams into Chris, driving him down onto the slick pavement. The gunshot is deafening in the confined space; the bullet strikes the wall beside your head, spraying chips of brick. Leon has Chris pinned beneath him, buying you one desperate, stolen moment.*