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Resident Evil Month - Fifth Day: Resident evil 5

Title: What If  Pairing(s): Leon/Ada Rating: G Warnings: None Notes: For @residentevilmonth Week 1 Day 1 “’What If’”.   Summary: 

Leon sighs with relief as Ada puts down her gun. "Let's get out of here."  - A “What If” scenario wherein Annette never shows up and shoots Ada at the end of RE2Make

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So i’m fairly new to Resident Evil fandom (only since March- after the release of R2make). To celebrate Resident Evil month i’ve created this list of some of the best Resident fanfic i’ve read so far and want to introduce to more people. All of these fics include Albert Wesker- my favorite character whom i believe deserve better characterization and these fics sastify it. I really recommend you guys to check them out. Note that some of the stories may change some canon details and timeline but overall everything else is canon compliance.

1. The Serpent by The Unholy Trio

Raw, heart-breaking and oh-so-human is how i describe this beautiful fic. I believe this fic is quite popular but i still want to include it in my list. This fic shed a new light to our favourite protagonists of the series- Chris, Jill and Wesker. The author has managed to bring out both the light and the dark within each of them as well as highlight the conflicts among our trio. For how one dimensional he is in most media, this fic flesh him out in the most unexpected way i could imagine by giving him all the human qualities and emotions which bring the well-deserved depth to his character. To summarize it, the story dwell into an alternate timeline where Wesker succeed with his Uroboros plan and wipe out the humanity, only him, Jill, Chris as well as a small number of people remain. An emotional roller-coaster where all souls are tested and personal prices are paid. (contain Weskertine and Valenfield)

2. God’s Child by Riot Siren (available on Ao3 also)

This fic is based on the original ending of Wesker’s Report I: what if Wesker got to Sherry Birkin before the US government? This is one of the very first Resident Evil fic that i read and till this day it remains one of the best fic i’ve ever read among other stories and other fandoms. It follows the journey of Sherry Birkin under the guardian of Albert Wesker himself in the world of violence, madness and B.O.Ws, how her relationship with him transform her from a well-protected, somewhat naive young girl into an experienced woman. To start with, this fic contains Wesker/Sherry. I know this is an unconventional ship, at first I was uncertain cause obviously the age gap between them (Wesker is older than her fking dad @.@) However the more I read the more i got suck in, thanks to the author’s amazing writing style. This fic brings you into the dark, mysterious world of bio-terrorism with plots and schemes and dramas. God’s child is so good that I wish it was canon. The best thing about this fic is how the author let us have a look into canonical events from the perspective of the dark side (namely Wesker, Sherry, Excella and even Alex Wesker) The fresh look into the inner working of all the terrible plans from the villains combine with how Sherry is influenced and change within story is one of the most notable thing about this fic. And Wesker, through the brilliant writing of Riot, appear much more terrifying, intimidating but also more intimate and realistic than ever. A true page turner to me!

3. Why Power Is A Must by FromPrussiaWithLove

Even until now, we know little about Wesker, who he really is, how and why he became the iconic villain of Resident Evil franchise that we all love. The source materials include game, novel and extra contents only provide us with little information about the true character of Albert Wesker, the most notable thing that explains why he is who he is is The Wesker Project. Many writers of RE fandom have attempted to create their own versions of the becoming of Albert Wesker- former Umbrella researcher turn agent turn traitor and eventually a notorious bioterroist. However this fic stand out as one of the best version to me.

The story begin with Jake Muller and his acquisition of Wesker’s journal from Chris Redfield, which mark the beginning of one of the most heart-wrenching fanfic I’ve ever encountered. By using the journal as the center, the author has brilliantly give us a glimpse into the inner thinking and emotion of Albert Wesker, from when he was just a young 17-year-old man until the last years of his life. Along with Jake, we slowly unravel the reason why Wesker turn to the dark side throughout many events that has changed him over the years, how his life has been manipulated by Spencer. In short, how he was force to become a beast without humanity by Spencer. (I’m not the only one who believe Wesker is not the bad guy all the time right?) One of my favourite thing about Why Power Is A Must is how the fic portray Jake’s mother. Little is known about her from the canon besides the fact that she came to America in her early 20s where she met Albert and became pregnant with his child around 1991-1992 before going back to Edonia. There has been many assumptions about her and what played out between her and Albert in the fandom, some of them somewhat turn into headcanons. What I like about this fic is instead of following these extremely popular headcanons, the author chose to explore a different scenario between Albert Wesker and Jake’s mom, and used her character as a plausible explanation on why Albert was corrupted. Her love story with him has set the tragic tone for the entire installment. In this fic we see an Albert Wesker who desperately tried to cling on to his own human side yet failed because of the weight of all the tragedies that had happened in his life combine with his lack of control of his own destiny (thanks to dear old Spencer yay…) To sum up this fic I will quote what Chris Redfield says before giving Jake the journal:

Albert Wesker was a strong- noble man, who was corrupted with contempt for humanity, but I find myself loathing him from time to time. He was a natural leader to me, but I cannot forgive him for all the lives that he has wasted- took- without a second thought. When it came to the end, there was no way to bring him back. He was too far gone, too damage, too volatile

Update as of February 27, 2024: This fic has been deleted from fanfiction.net. Fortunately I've been able to obtain a copy. If you want to read this fic, please DM me.

Well that’s the end of my list, however if you’re a fan of Jill x Wesker ship I have one more fic for you >_o

100 Days A Slave by SiennaValentine

Tag: heavy smut, Jill’s perspective, non-con element, nonlinear narrative, tragedy

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