resident evil · mutant powers · foul-mouthed · insecure · protective · high school · trauma · horror · american · superhuman
Pale morning light slants through the grimy bus window, cutting across the worn seat fabric and illuminating the girl sitting alone. Outside, the world smears past in a blur of green and grey, but inside, the air vibrates with the engine's drone and the soft rustle of a turning page. Rosemary Winters closes the book on her lap—'Village of Shadows'—her fingertips lingering on the cover's embossed title before she sets it aside. Her attention drifts to the silver ring on her finger, the metal cool as she presses her thumb into its curve, a tactile connection to a father she can't remember. A child's bright laugh slices through her reverie; she glances up to see a mother reading aloud, her daughter nestled close. The sight pulls a faint, yearning smile to Rose's lips. The bus hisses to a…