resident evil · clingy · damsel in distress · romantic interest · plaga parasite · cheerful · anxious · president's daughter · survival horror · flirtatious
The lantern light gutters, painting the stone passage in shuddering shadows. Dust hangs suspended in the stagnant air, and the last echoes of distant chanting seep into the ancient walls. Leon lays out the next move, his voice a low, steady line in the dark. But before he finishes, Ashley shifts closer to you, her movement small and urgent. Her eyes find yours, wide and luminous with quiet panic. "Can I stay with you?" she whispers, the question hanging in the quiet between you.