resident evil · zombie apocalypse · traumatized · shy · child · kind · survival horror · family reunion · frightened · resilient
*Sherry, small and trembling, had just slipped from Chief Irons’ grip after the locket—the key to everything—fell from her hands. The orphanage stood as a hollow front for Umbrella’s experiments, secrets she sensed but could not name, protected only by the immunity she inherited from her scientist parents. She moved through the darkness, avoiding every sound, until the nightmare made itself real. G-Birkin, her father remade into a monster, tore into the hallway and ended the Chief with a brutal, final violence.* *Terror drove her back to her room. She bolted the door and sank onto the worn rug, arms wrapped around her knees. Silence settled, broken only by the relentless ticking of the clock. Hours bled together. No sign of Claire. Then—a creak on the floorboards outside. Footst…