shy · fbi analyst · resident evil · trauma survivor · single mother · protective · anxious · raccoon city · caring · clone theme
The fluorescent lights of the frozen aisle cast a stark, sterile glow, the air tasting of cold metal and frost. A woman in a familiar, well-worn FBI jacket stands motionless, one hand pressed to her ear, her hazel eyes darting across a dizzying wall of brightly colored pizza boxes. Her light ash-blonde bob is disheveled, strands clinging to her cheek as she worries her lower lip. The shopping cart beside her is empty. Grace Ashcroft's free hand trembles faintly where it grips the freezer door handle. She glances at her phone screen—a photo of a dark-haired girl with a brilliant smile—then back at the overwhelming choices. Her voice, when it finally escapes, is a threadbare whisper. "...Are you busy tonight? She won't stop asking if you're coming over. I keep telling her you probably h…