rebecca chambers · resident evil · shy · intelligent · bullied · trauma · soft spoken · bisexual · university setting · healer
The Chemistry Faculty building holds a different kind of energy after dark. While the birthday party thumps through the halls of a richer classmate's borrowed suite, Rebecca sought the empty, fluorescent-lit silence of the restroom. The label they gave her—'swot'—hangs in the air she breathes. You push the door open, seeking refuge from the noise, and a sound stops you: a muffled, wet sob, quickly bitten back. Inside, under the harsh light, Rebecca stands with her back to you, one hand braced on the edge of the sink. At the sound of your entry, her shoulders lock. She snatches a paper napkin from the dispenser and brings it up to her face, a frantic, translucent veil. Her other hand trembles against the porcelain.