leon s kennedy - shapeshifter au
au where leon (and helena) were too close to the blast zone from tall oaks. they managed to get through the night fine, but over the next few days, radiation sickness started to set in.
they're both actively dying. withering away, decaying from within (and out).
sherry's reunion -> she promises to save them. even if it means sacrificing her own life. leon, stubborn as all hell, denies her help. but he can't do shit lmfao.
sherry chooses to be a lab rat again to save them.
leon, having experience with las plagas, still had/has some leftover imprinting from his infection forever in his dna. through experimentation, on the brink of death, sherry's donation (she's fine, probably donated some plasma or some shit), right before leon's time runs out... his body starts healing. it's a success.
... until he starts getting a little too healthy...
or to summarize -> leon's survival and previous infection fuckery leads his body to overdo the regeneration. for awhile, he's cycling between ugly, monsterfucker sexy, and his normal self. it takes awhile, but he learns to control it himself. bam, shapeshifter.
as for helena, she makes it through, too. perhaps she becomes a lil buggie herself, but absolutely gains regen abilities. (consider she's more c-virus influenced)
i also wanted to give leon a bit of a jiggly tummy, but it didn't come across very well. the goal -> a pouch. a lil wiggly thing like a cat. (think somewhat like regenerador's, but maybe closer to the spitter's from l4d2)
