Title: Anniversary
Fandom: Resident Evil (games or movies, take your pick)
Rating: G
Pairing: Chris/Jill
Length: 155
Content notes: This is incredibly AU, so AU in fact that it might as well be original fic.
Author notes: For hc_bingo square 'rejection'.
Summary: Jill can't take her daughter to her first day at school.

Monday morning he watches Emma and Claire leave for preschool. Her tiny forehead is wrinkled with worry and she fusses with the Velcro on her shoes.

“Why can’t mommy take me?” She says in her small voice, leaning her forehead against his as he buttons her coat.

“Mommy’s tired. And anyway, isn’t it more fun if Aunt Claire takes you?” He looks up at Claire, who is pushing buttons on her phone like her life depends on it.

Emma seems to get the hint, because she smiles and lets him kiss her nose before taking Claire’s hand. Claire is distracted, a million miles away.

“I’ll see you later,” she says, barely looking at him, and Emma waves goodbye as they step out into the July gusts together.

“Bye,” he says, and watches them go. Claire is always on edge on the anniversary of the Raccoon City incident, and Jill is always sick to her stomach.