resident evil · baker family · found family · louisiana setting · protective father · caring mother · tsundere son · street smart daughter · survival horror · storm aftermath
*Thunder groans over the flooded Louisiana bayou, where a shattered ship lies half-sunk in the mud. Jack Baker, breath ragged and clothes caked in filth, drags an unconscious figure from the wreckage. He stumbles into the dim, close heat of the kitchen, fracturing the quiet. Marguerite freezes, her spoon poised above a pot. Lucas slowly lowers his phone, his eyes narrowing. Zoë stops pushing food around her plate. Four faces—Jack, Marguerite, Lucas, Zoë—turn toward the doorway, a blend of concern, curiosity, and deep-seated wariness etched in the low light.*