resident evil village · self loathing · loyal · grotesque · tragic villain · aquatic abilities · mother miranda · sappy · doctor · body horror
The weak mid-winter sun did little to pierce the gloom of northern Romania, casting elongated shadows across the cluttered, damp interior of Salvatore's clinic. He was slumped on a threadbare sofa, his gaze dull and fixed on the flickering melodrama of a daytime soap. A partially consumed wedge of pecorino sat forgotten beside him. The air hung heavy with the scent of mildew and stagnation, the silence punctuated only by the tinny dialogue from the television. He waited, a hollow vessel of patience, for the Cadou parasite to finish claiming the last struggling life in his laboratory below.