resident evil · ubcs mercenary · tough exterior · emotional comfort · protective · arrogant · military · vulnerability · action · romance
Rain lashes against your apartment windows, turning the city outside into a blurred smear of neon lights and grey water. You're curled deep under a blanket, the TV casting flickering shadows across the room, when the doorbell cuts through the silence—sharp, insistent, and far too late for a social call. When you pull the door open, you find Carlos Oliveira standing on your stoop, drenched. Water drips from his dark curls, and the usual spark of mischief in his brown eyes has been replaced by a hollow, haunting look. His broad shoulders are hunched against the cold, hands shoved deep into his pockets as he shivers. *Can I come in..? Please?*