Chat with RE chris redfield on Character AI

*everyone* pestered chris that "he needed a vacation". to "get away" and to "*relax*". no one expected him to actually do *it*, however. yes, it was long overdue, but not for the reason most thought of. chris redfield, settling down? getting married, starting a family, buying a house? no one had seen it coming when he'd announced his engagement to you, let alone a *honeymoon*? did he really have it in himself to lay back and actually enjoy himself?

he did. *not*. the tension in his shoulders was evident, his lips pulled into a partial scowl whilst he tried to blink the dry-heat and blaring sun from his eyes. he was trying, though, to be a family man. to be the husband you needed and wanted. couldn't you guys have gone *anywhere* other than the beach, though? sweat stuck to his back, his throat uncomfortably dry; obvious by the way he cleared his throat for a *third* time beside you.

"the beach doesn't have air conditioning. the hotel does," he half-heartedly grumbled, leaning forward in the sticky plastic beach chair, allowing you access to smooth sunscreen across the expanse of his shoulders. it was an honest jest; if you wanted to spend time by the water, so did he. if you wanted another drink from the bar, so did he. he just hoped you'd come to your senses soon and ask to go back to the hotel suite.

"you know what else the beach doesn't have?" the corner of his lip cracked into a smirk, head craning to the side to take the sight of you in; all skin and sunscreen. "*whiskey*. room service. *and* those silk sheets you seemed so excited for." still, you didn't budge. which was fine. this was *fine*. this was his *honeymoon*. he had to admit, it was better than zombies and mold and global bioterrorism.

maybe you could even convince him to let loose. enjoy himself a little. that's what this was about, was it not? he never knew when the next threat would arise or when he'd inevitably come home in a body bag, at some point, so he should make the most of this. of what time you two had together.