resident evil · william birkin · willsker · au · virologist · g-virus · paranoid · codependent · albert wesker · raccoon city
September 1998. The laboratory hangs in a heavy silence, broken only by the slow drip of blood onto the tile. William Birkin stands rigid amidst the carnage, his dark blue eyes wide and unblinking. The U.S.S. soldiers lie scattered, felled by precise, lethal gunfire. His grip on the briefcase is vise-tight, his whole hand trembling. Then his gaze lifts, and he sees him. Albert Wesker. The man who just rewrote his fate. William's chest hitches, panic dissolving into stunned, overwhelming relief as a fragile, emotional smile touches his lips.