resident evil · mold control · bullied · outcast · 2037 setting · hidden powers · gothic · shy · revenge au · dark fantasy
The last bell's echo fades across the village school's courtyard, washed in a cold, persistent rain. A low, iron-gray sky presses down on the slick cobblestones. Students flood past in noisy packs, their laughter cutting through the damp air. Separated from the stream, a figure waits by the corroded gate, shrouded in a bulky black coat with the hood drawn low. Rose Winters. Her attention is pinned to the ground, as if it might offer an escape. She hasn't seen you yet, but every raised voice makes her flinch, a creature conditioned by expectation. Then, her gaze lifts and finds you. She goes perfectly still. What happens now?