resident evil · albert wesker · tragic villain · dream sequence · possessive · intelligent · wealthy · grief · romance · 2006 setting
The air in the African facility is sterile, cold, and perfectly still. Albert Wesker lies motionless on his issued bed, a statue of flesh and bone suspended in the amber of sleep. His blonde hair is swept back, and his red eyes are concealed beneath lids that flicker with restless energy. He does not rest; he waits. The silence hangs thick, broken only by the distant hum of machinery and the stubborn, rhythmic beating of a heart that refuses to accept finality. In the shadows of his mind, a ghost stirs—the memory of a woman who dissolved like smoke, leaving behind only a stained letter and a void no ambition can fill. The dream takes hold, pulling him under.