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Hello!! i really liked the idea of re characters running a resturant, maybe can i request something? š like how about theyāre on a vacation together since all of them probably needs it. š maybe same characters again? with (x reader) too? (maybe thatāll feed my delusions) . if youāre not busyā Thank you! šš»šš»
a/n: shoutout to @houndwolfpup for sitting on discord with me and making these. we were giggling the entire time. please let me know if you want more of these, and i shall provide. sorry for the long wait, i added extra characters to make it up to u
leon kennedy:
this man is doing just about fuck-all during his vacation. he is lounging by the pool, mimosa in hand, sunglasses on, and pretending that there is no one around him. he will staunchly refuse to do any sort of activities or excursions the others may have signed up for.the only activity that leon will do is horizontal relaxation. he becomes so proficient at laying completely still that the hotel staff are convinced he is asleep with his eyes open. they have had to check on him multiple times.
he gets approached surely, but other than an awkward jerk of his head, does not really acknowledge it. he does have his cellphone nearby in case of an emergency, but did place a threat to hunnigan that he would willingly injure himself to avoid going back to work if they called him. leon just wears a blue pair of swim trunks. there is not a shirt to be seen on him. it does give him a crazy disgusting tan though.
(x reader): he could maybe be convinced to leave the pool chair. this does require some light begging and the use of puppy dog eyes. the whiskey comes with him. he will, however, go to a nice restaurant and have a little date night (with some light exercise back in the hotel room ). at night, he loves to go swimming in the pool with you when no one else is around. overall, you can tell he's much more relaxed than he is at home without the looming threat of being called into work. leon's more affectionate, less high strung, and generally at ease that makes it feel like a honeymoon.
chris redfield:
munching. grubbing to the highest degree. if he paid good money for all you can eat, you can bet he's running that restaurant to the ground. he is up at 5am sharp, goes to breakfast, does some laps in the pool, goes to lunch, goes to an excursion, eats dinner, drinks by the pool, and then passes out in bed. he is using every hour of that day to do anything other than his job.
he does however, have a toxic trait. chris redfield does not believe in sunscreen. claire has to go out of her way to try and hold down chris to get him to put sunscreen on. every single time, he burns to a crisp, loudly complains that he is in pain, and then goes out again with no sunscreen. it is a vicious cycle for chris redfield. he's the white guy with the apple watch tan. he listened one time when jill got mad at him, but did not put two and two together than when you put sunscreen on, you do not get sunburned. he never listened her again.
chris is wearing one singular pair of sandals throughout the whole vacation, which look like they have been through a world war. the infamous hawaiian shirt makes a comeback, which looks like it is ripping at the seams. to be fair, not many shirts fit chris redfield.
(x reader): chris will ask you to go to the bar and have a drink together. you both chat idly and make observations about the people around you, and then stumble back to the hotel room once you both are sufficiently drunk. the only sore spot for chris is when someone tried to approach you at the pool. he had to stand there menacingly (and maybe flex a little) to ensure they go away. luckily, he never has to do anything drastic. it does put him off for a little bit though, and he requires some coaxing to relax again.
claire redfield:
stays away from the boys. she is there to party and pointedly not babysit the buffoons she came her with. she is up late at night, getting drinks by the bar, chatting up people, and generally having a good time. she loves an excursion, and goes with the girls. they have a time swimming with dolphins, hiking mountains, and generally just seeing the sights. claire does try to encourage everyone to participate in some way, to varying degrees of success.
she has realized the futility of her efforts in getting chris to wear sunscreen and has decided to let him suffer. this girl does have sunscreen, tanning lotion, sunglasses, and proper swimming footwear. she's got appropriate clothes for every occassion, but does not ditch her leather jacket even when its thirty degrees outside.
(x reader): she just wants to show you the wonders of whatever place you went to. whatever you want to do, claire is your girl and will take you there. you leave the vacation with a concerning amount of candids that she took of you, that she insists you post to your instagram. you are the itinerary, and she will have a great time no matter what you choose to do. her favourite part was the bar, where you both had to talk loud over the music and lean into each other as the night dragged on.
jill valentine:
honestly, pretty similiar to leon. she is right beside him with a drink in hands, and zero fucks to give. she ar rives at the pool around mid-morning, settles into a chair next to leon, orders a drink, and then they proceed to say absolutely nothing over the course of several hours. they have this incredibly unique ability to sit in complete silence without either feeling like they have to fill the void. this drives claire insane.
she does have a tendency to stay inside when the sun is too hot, and watches tv with the ac on. she does not listen to rebecca's concerns that she could have done that at home. she loves to hit rebecca with the "but im in ____ watching tv." jill can be convinced to leave the pool under certain circumstances, which are usually claire asked nicely or that there is alcohol involved.
(x reader): she loves you, truly she does. but she also loves peace and silence. jill will sit next to you and doesn't feel the need to fill the space with conversation, and she is just perfectly content to exist next to you. it's all about parallel play with jill valentine. if you want to do something else without her, she just gives you a goodbye with a quick kiss and reminds you that she's just a text away. if you do convince her to go out, she is able to endure it for a couple hours before she's yearning for her poolside chair again. but she loves you enough to try.
luis sera:
luis sera approached vacation with a simple mindset. he will have a lady or man from each country. every experience must be pursued with maximum enthusiasm and minimum shame. if no one from the resort stops him, he will not wear anything at all. when put under duress, he will compromise by wearing a speedo. he does attempt to bother leon, but has been met with a knee to the crotch. both with speedo and without.
within twelve hours of arrivaql, luis knows everyone's business. he is there for pool volleyball, dance lessons, guided rainforest hike, and the sunset cruise. he knows who got divorced and will endlessly yap this information to those trying to relax by the pool.
(x reader): he will have you in every corner of the resort. he will find every excuse to touch you or be around. god forbid you have some peace or alone time the whole trip. travelling with luis is a state of mild public embarrassment at all times. he will absolutely flirt with you like you both are meeting for the first time, and he will drag you into absolutely everything. there is a karaoke night where he dedicates a song for you. the quality of said performance is something else entirely. he just wants to show off his sexy partner for anyone that will give him a second's attention.
ada wong:
no one knows where she is staying. she is there under a false name, somehow got a massive discount, and then vanishes for hours with no explanation. she will every so often materialize next to someone, deliver a line so devastating that it ruins their day, and then disappears. she appears beside luis while he is mid-flirting, says "no sanchos for you, i see." and then she is gone by the time he turns around.
her favourite hobby is to either annoy wesker or 'slightly' ruin leon's day. she might stalk jake and sherry a little out of curiosity. on rare occasions, she'll hang out with luis but will once again disappear the second she runs out of patience. they do take a salsa dancing class together though. ada swore him to secrecy or else she would leak his social security number.
(x reader): she still does disappear at mysterious times. but, she's aware enough to give you some comfort before she does. and there's usually a gift involved when the comes back. when she does invite you places, she will not tell you where you are going. you just go along for the ride. when she is with you, she is fully with you. ada is good at remembering small details and acts like it was obvious all along, like ordering that drink from the bar you like or exactly how you like your steak done. good luck when she invites you over to her hotel room.
rebecca chambers:
chronic overpacker. she is there with an itenerary- the best excursions, the best restaurants, the best sight-seeing locations, and prepared contingency plans. not a single person follows this itenerary. chris has already gone comatose from shrimp, leon is also comatose from alcohol, jill has locked her room so she can watch tv in peace, and claire has disappeared. she has become the designated babysitter of six extremely dumb children.
she's usually the one that will get jill out of her comfort zone. and the other, with some mildly veiled threats. she is the mom of the group, but also needs to relax herself. once you get a few sweet cocktails in her, she will either be lounging right next to jill and leon at the pool or be climbing the goddamn walls like a little bioweapon. she does not handle alcohol well.
(x reader): rebecca is gently taking care of you whether you like it or not. she has optimized your happiness, will constantly ask if you have this or that, and will provide it if you do not. she does get a little flustered when things don't go according to plan, but visibly relaxes once you comfort her. she can finally let go of being the only responsible one when you're around, and lets herself relax and do regular vacation things without raising her bpm.
carlos oliveira:
carlos wants to relax and look sexy doing it. he does come along with luis to pick up people, but usually fails. he rocks a completely unbuttoned hawaiian shirt, sunglasses that sit on the tip of his nose so he can sexily look up at people through them, and expensive slides. he also likes to take pictures of the others and send them with no contex t. carlos is a big fan of beach volleyball, but not only for the exercise, but because he thinks it makes his biceps look nice. he will casually flex for jill if she walks by, to which she ignores.
tries to compete with all the boys in arm wrestling at the bar. multiple glasses are smashed in the process. perhaps a table. he will not admit that chris beat him. he does love to swim laps in the pool though. he gets too energetic without stimulation for too long, and its a great way to tire him out before he annoys other people. kind of like a dog you need to take on a walk every day.
(x reader): carlos includes you in everything. you are on his beach volleyball team. he has already ordered you drinks. you are signed up for activities. he will invite you out to sea to try and make out with you. he will also make you watch his very shitty dives into the water so you can clap and cheer for him anyways. but his absolute favourite thing to do is walk out of the water like he's in a music video so you can awe at his physique. he also makes really shitty pick up lines that would make luis cringe. but it's oddly charming to you, and your tolerance for them only eggs him on more.
grace ashcroft:
chronic inability to relax. she is so stressed out about arriving places on time that the vacation actually stresses her out more than staying at home. she does calm down around the girls, mostly because rebecca is responsible enough to do that shit on her own. she does love documenting the whole trip on her camera, and keeps snapping embarrassing pictures of the others by accident. she has seven photos from different days of leon in the exact same pose unmoving.
she is also constantly on her laptop. girl just wants to scroll on reddit and tumblr by the pool. she is also listening to true crime on her headphones. there is nothing like sitting in a resort listening to how a woman got dismembered to grace. she would try to make conversation with everyone, but end up stuttering like always and slowly easing herself out of the interaction entirely. everyone thinks its cute, but it flusters her to no end. is secretly amazing at beach volleyball, but does not want to face piers.
(x reader): she loves to take photos of you. every single one of them are kept. grace promises she is trying very hard to relax, but her brain is constantly running a million miles a minute. you end up being her anchor point that she can gravitate towards whenever she becomes overwhelmed, and she becomes noticeably calmer afterwards. she would look around in gift shops trying to buy something cute, second guess herself, and then just ask you which couple themed item you want to share.
piers nivans:
piers, above all else, agrees to whatever chris tells him to do. this does end up with him accidentally committing to five am runs on his vacation. he is kind of introverted when it comes to strangers, so he mostly sticks to his inner circle the whole time. he is villain number two to the restaurant staff, as he and chris destroy that breakfast buffet. they are both army men that have gotten too used to rations and generally shitty food.
he is extremely competitive in beach volleyball. while carlos uses it as a way to show off, piers demolishes that twink in about five minutes. there is a distinct ball shaped bruises on carlos' leg for the remainder of the trip. he's rocking the tight henley shirt and jorts for the whole trip. he likes keeping things in his many pockets. the baseball cap and ray bans never come off so he can stay away from the sun. he's had too many farmers tans to repeat that mistake again.
(x reader): piers starts off way too structured, a little too used to miliatry lifestyle, before slowly being able to relax around you. he's also very shy around you at first, and pointedly looks away when you emerge in swimwear. piers is a true gentleman, and it shows through everything he does. while he does try to optimize the day, he checks in with you before doing anything and tries to tamp down the competitiveness in front of you.
sherry birkin:
the only person that reads rebecca's itenerary. she even highlights sections and attends four excursions. she checks on people, makes sure they're hydrated, and reminds chris that his skin is no longer within acceptable human range. she kinda sticks by grace and makes sure she doesn't have a full blown panic attack, but does get some time in to relax herself. she tries to sit by the pool and have a conversation with leon, which just ends up with her chatting his ear off for the better part of an hour with the occassional grunt back.
sherry is a fond lover of matching bikini and accessories. she bought them just for this trip, and gets a slight glow on her skin when she leaves. she is however, extremely in pain from the sun as she is pale as a ghost and has extremely light eyes.
(x reader): sherry is thoughtful in a little bit of a roundabout way. she checks in on you, but tries to do so in a way that doesn't seem overbearing. she'll fix things around you- like your drink under the shade so the ice doesn't melt and walking slightly closer in crowded areas. she is all about minimizing your stress in the little ways. she tends to remain quiet during group activities, but is talkative around you. she's not heavy into pda, but she makes it clear to everyone around that you are indeed a couple.
albert wesker:
wesker did not want to come on this stupid vacation. it's all an inefficient waste of his time, but was coerced through methods that are classified. he is still wearing black. yes, it is the trenchcoat. yes, he does have short shorts underneath the trenchcoat. yes, he does have vacation sunglasses. no one can tell the difference from his regular sunglasses.
he does not enter the pool because "i do not frolic". chris did see him one time in a bathrobe, but no one believes him. grace has multiple pictures where he is wearing identical scowls in each one. the one thing that wesker enjoys is the various animals that resort staff fold out of towels.
(x reader): wesker simply allows you to be in proximity to him. that is just about the closest thing to an i love you that you will get out of him. you may occassionally catch him looking your way and checking you out, but only followed by a comment about peak human evolution. wesker does not participate in group activities. he will merely 'happen' to be around when you are doing them. if he had the choice, the both of you would spend the entirety of the vacation in his hotel room.
it just fits her so well. calm and cool under pressure and exact to a science. i do need to see her losing her shit on one of those crazy restaurant days. like a sunday brunch or christmas day
I just love your writing kwkwglbkqvk also are the requests open or closed? Since the inbox says open but the description says closed? I assume they're closed, but if they're open I need more restaurant au Wesker x reader
they are now officially open now that i actually have time to write. if u end up seeing this all this time later, feel free to send in a request!
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characters: chris, leon, jill, claire, rebecca, carlos, luis, ada, wesker
warnings: mentions of alcohol, some swearing.
a/n: i know this is late but all the recent love for the restaurant au inspired me!! check that one out here! love u pookies and i hope you had a great holidays <3 if you want me to cover anyone else, or have any other suggestions for au's please let me know!
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chris redfield:
this man comes for one reason and one reason alone: the food. you best believe chris redfield is grabbing two plates piled sky-high and scarfing it down before the rest have even served themselves. because of a particular incident involving leon and a nerf gun, chris has been banished to the kids table for the foreseeable future. he gets to sit there with (baby) sherry in a shitty little plastic barbie chair that claire bought off amazon-- the legs are bowing under his weight and are clearly destined to snap during some point in the night.
as for the games, chris takes no part in it. why? he's stone cold passed out in the lazyboy. i'm talking full on snoring, scratching at his chest, mouth open, and drooling asleep. nothing is waking that man up from his food coma, other than literally firing a gun three inches away from his ears.
as for you, chris softens a little bit. he'll reluctantly indulge whatever you want to do, even if he's grumbling about it a little the whole time. this man is a practical gift giver, unless claire gets involved and gets you something indulgent in chris' name. if it were up to chris alone, he's replacing whatever you have that's worn down or unusable. he just wants to see you comfortable and stress-free, and he really doesn't have the mind for other things.
leon kennedy:
respectfully, he's the typical white dad of the group. he eats a good amount of mashed potatoes and roast beef, downs a couple whiskeys, and he's out for the count. there's been a couple occasions that he's gotten a little too rowdy, and relentlessly barraged the dinner table with whatever one-liners or borderline traumatic stories that come to his mind. he's fine, he swears, it really was funny that time he almost got blown up.
god forbid sherry grows up and starts bringing partners around the place, leon takes it upon themselves to act like her personal bodyguard. he'll sit in an armchair and stare daggers at them every time they so much as touch her, and it takes a while for him to warm up to them. for the games, do NOT ask that man to play charades. honestly, it will just be embarrassing for the both of you.
leon really does try his best when it comes to you. his gifts are usually something you eyed while out with him somewhere, which he very sneakily bought while you weren't looking. however, he's downright terrible at hiding it for you if he buys it ahead of time. you have to just act surprised and loving about the whole thing, and leon's putty in your hands. there's always a hand around your waist when you're in the vicinity, and leon loves to brag about your title in casual conversations. (eg. "yeah, my wife/husband is a pretty good cook. it's no big deal")
jill valentine:
jill's been banned from helping in the kitchen for five years. it's not her fault, honestly, she got a little too distracted sharing war stories with the others that she forgot the yorkshires were still in the oven. she'll happily eat everything though, or bring a store-bought dessert if need be. every single year, she takes photos of chris passed out in the armchair until she can make a photo album to gift him. there's a framed photo of chris mid-fall after the barbie chair finally gave way that's hanging above the fireplace, courtesy of her. also likes to take lil sips of leons whiskey when he's not looking since he always brings the good stuff.
she claims that she doesn't get into the games, but she gets super intense about charades to the point that everyone's reluctant to team up with her. she's shouting answers like there's a ticking bomb that will go off when the time runs out, and she'll scold you if she thinks your acting performance wasn't oscar worthy. she's flinging around a beer can during the whole thing and nearly soaking everyone in the vicinity.
when you start coming around for the holidays, jill visibly relaxes. she can let a lot of her guard down, and everyone likes to give her shit about how lovesick and happy she becomes. she's also a victim of the practical gift giving trait, but occasionally she likes to buy you something just because she thinks you would look nice in it. but there's always an extra gift at home that she won't let you open in front of the others, she has to maintain some sort of dignity.
claire redfield:
her and rebecca are the only reasons this tradition goes on for as long as it does. rebecca does most of the logistics, claire is the one who keeps that ship running while it's happening. the two of them are such a scary pair when they want shit done, that everyone else just has to follow along. claire is the one that banished chris to the kids table, but still lingers around to keep an eye on sherry and make sure she's eating enough. when sherry's old enough to bring partners around, she's the welcoming one, and will secretly jab leon in the ribs whenever he starts acting up.
claire likes to experiment with the games every single year, usually after incidents or fights break out. white elephant got banned after four different people just bought gift cards to the gun store (im assuming this exists there, im canadian). she's shaking the box of names aggressively at anyone who tries to get away, and will tip chris right out of that damn chair. they rarely get to be together with all the missions, so help her god they're going to enjoy it.
you're the first person claire actually brings around. sure, she's had relationships, but bringing you around to family christmas is a big deal. and don't worry, everyone else will tell you just how much of a big deal it is. you're the first person she tells everything too, and on the drive there, she's giving you a full run down on what she thinks of everyone (claire has very strong opinions). for gifts, she loves to buy you things. her favourite gifts are outfits either you can wear on her motorcycle, or matching clothes she painted herself.
rebecca chambers:
the holidays are a stressful time for her. not only does she have to cook for the most ravenous group of people that definitely do not cook for themselves enough, but she has to make sure they don't kill each other during it. despite that, dinner is always amazing, and the desserts are just to die for. she takes a special pride in her desserts, and if a couple extra supplements sneak themselves into the dinner, she definitely does not know anything about that. one of the few things that gets her through the holidays is the extra sweet hot chocolate and egg nog concoction that she makes for herself. leon tried it one time by accident and nearly gagged at just how sweet it was.
rebecca is very into the games and gifts section. it's the one time she gets to sit down and relax a little bit, and she does love how intense everyone gets about the whole thing. she's just happy that everyone can get together, and maybe relax after everything that's happened. despite her enthusiasm and smarts, she is downright terrible at charades. her answers are always way too complex for the minute they have to guess whatever she's miming. how the hell is anyone supposed to guess t-011 from hand gestures?
rebecca is by far the best gift giver out of the bunch. whatever she buys you is well-thought out, personal, and helpful. she likes to have you hang around the kitchen while she cooks, and will always feed you little spoonfuls under the guise of taste-testing. really, she just wants to make sure you eat, especially before chris can get his grubby little hands on the entrees.
luis sera:
leon invited him a total of one time, and luis had just become a permanent fixture of the whole thing. you best believe luis is bringing a karaoke machine and performing bad renditions of holiday music complete with an improvised choreography. he tried to bring leon into it one time, and nearly got roundhoused so hard that rebecca had to take them both out like misbehaving dogs. despite that, he always brings around a home-cooked entree to dinner, which rebecca appreciated greatly. luis also has the tendency to spin great tales about what he did during the year, which are definitely all lies.
in part two of the party, luis likes to be a little tipsy for the whole thing. who can blame him, he likes a party. just don't get him talking about his work, he'll talk about it for hours with increasingly complicated language that only rebecca can understand. like her too, he also gets really into the games section. luis is mentally keeping track of the stores, and will argue with anyone that tries to get the one up on him. i mean, he really deserved the point on the last one, so what if he buffs the numbers a little?
luis love to brag about you to all the others, you're his lovely partner and somehow agreed to date him, how could he not? his gifts for you are always a little extravagant, because he wants everyone else to know just what a good boyfriend he is. you're also the reason why he got chewed out over pda during the holidays. luis is just not the kind of man that can keep his hands off you, it's the season of romance.
carlos oliveira:
he's the one person who rebecca allows in the kitchen. carlos is always willing to help, and he'll even do it with a cheesy little apron on. it just makes his ass look nice, and these people deserve a treat on the holidays. god forbid carlos, leon, and jill are sitting together for dinner. they're throwing around the worst jokes known to man, and cackling loudly the whole time, especially if they're a couple beers deep. he's used to a big family, so this kind of gathering is right in his element. he makes sure there's enough food and drink for everyone, even if he's next to chris in eating it all.
another victim of getting too into the games. he likes to have fun and joke around, so he's definitely energetic, but doesn't take it too seriously. carlos is ultimately there to have a good time, and if a pretty woman is telling him to play, he's definitely not going to say no. he's relaxing back in his chair, beer in hand, yelling out suggestions and laughing loudly.
for you, he's just happy to bring you around and show you a good time. you don't have to worry about a damn thing during the holidays, carlos is doing everything so you can just lay back and enjoy the festivities. your drink is empty? carlos is already up and heading to the fridge. you want more dessert? there's another plate already in your hands.
ada wong:
no one really knows the reason she's here. people suspect she found out the location through her own means and just started showing up. or that wesker invited her for insurance reasons. she'll offer to help in the kitchen, and they always turn her down because she's definitely overdressed and they don't want to risk her getting dirty. during the dinner, she just like to witness the inevitable trash fire, or chatting quietly with luis about whatever work drama happening with him.
she's not playing any games. don't ask her. ada will give you a mean glare until you leave her alone. she wants to sit there and watch the wreckage and drink her little drink, she is not playing charades even if there's a gun to her head. get her to gossip though? she will happily engage in telling you dirty secrets about everyone else ( no one can figure out how the hell she knows these things).
ada's rigging the whole thing so you win. she wants to see you happy, and you'll be even happier when you see what she's got you. again, there's no way to tell exactly how she knows what you wanted, but you can be sure you're getting it. and it's in a pretty box, carefully put together and wrapped with a red bow. there's also a mistletoe in her pocket, for when she can finally get you alone.
albert wesker:
no one knows who invited him. no one knows where he is the whole time (he's in the bedroom, pointedly avoiding everyone else). he'll come down to dinner, eat his food, say nothing, and go back upstairs. he's also not going to engage in any sort of ugly sweater tradition, he's wearing all black, and god help anyone who tries to get him to wear anything else. wesker will speak up about his open disdain for chris, but it's quickly shut down by rebecca before he can start a fight.
he doesn't really come around all that often. he prefers to do his work, have his own celebration, and pretend all these people don't exist. after certain events, he becomes a bit of an unspoken topic amongst everyone else-- just a person that used to come around thats' been replaced by their new family.
the only way he'll do anything for the holidays is if you're there. yes, he's going to complain and say he has better things to do, and he would much rather have your own private celebration, but he'll reluctantly do it if you bother him enough. he's giving you his present in private and away from prying eyes, because that relationship is just between you two, not these other people unworthy of even looking at you. whatever you tell him you want, he'll buy. money's no object for him, and anything that will make you happy while he works on other things.
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characters: chris, leon, jill, claire, rebecca, carlos, luis, ada, wesker
warnings: mentions of alcohol, some swearing.
a/n: i know this is late but all the recent love for the restaurant au inspired me!! check that one out here! love u pookies and i hope you had a great holidays <3 if you want me to cover anyone else, or have any other suggestions for au's please let me know!
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chris redfield:
this man comes for one reason and one reason alone: the food. you best believe chris redfield is grabbing two plates piled sky-high and scarfing it down before the rest have even served themselves. because of a particular incident involving leon and a nerf gun, chris has been banished to the kids table for the foreseeable future. he gets to sit there with (baby) sherry in a shitty little plastic barbie chair that claire bought off amazon-- the legs are bowing under his weight and are clearly destined to snap during some point in the night.
as for the games, chris takes no part in it. why? he's stone cold passed out in the lazyboy. i'm talking full on snoring, scratching at his chest, mouth open, and drooling asleep. nothing is waking that man up from his food coma, other than literally firing a gun three inches away from his ears.
as for you, chris softens a little bit. he'll reluctantly indulge whatever you want to do, even if he's grumbling about it a little the whole time. this man is a practical gift giver, unless claire gets involved and gets you something indulgent in chris' name. if it were up to chris alone, he's replacing whatever you have that's worn down or unusable. he just wants to see you comfortable and stress-free, and he really doesn't have the mind for other things.
leon kennedy:
respectfully, he's the typical white dad of the group. he eats a good amount of mashed potatoes and roast beef, downs a couple whiskeys, and he's out for the count. there's been a couple occasions that he's gotten a little too rowdy, and relentlessly barraged the dinner table with whatever one-liners or borderline traumatic stories that come to his mind. he's fine, he swears, it really was funny that time he almost got blown up.
god forbid sherry grows up and starts bringing partners around the place, leon takes it upon themselves to act like her personal bodyguard. he'll sit in an armchair and stare daggers at them every time they so much as touch her, and it takes a while for him to warm up to them. for the games, do NOT ask that man to play charades. honestly, it will just be embarrassing for the both of you.
leon really does try his best when it comes to you. his gifts are usually something you eyed while out with him somewhere, which he very sneakily bought while you weren't looking. however, he's downright terrible at hiding it for you if he buys it ahead of time. you have to just act surprised and loving about the whole thing, and leon's putty in your hands. there's always a hand around your waist when you're in the vicinity, and leon loves to brag about your title in casual conversations. (eg. "yeah, my wife/husband is a pretty good cook. it's no big deal")
jill valentine:
jill's been banned from helping in the kitchen for five years. it's not her fault, honestly, she got a little too distracted sharing war stories with the others that she forgot the yorkshires were still in the oven. she'll happily eat everything though, or bring a store-bought dessert if need be. every single year, she takes photos of chris passed out in the armchair until she can make a photo album to gift him. there's a framed photo of chris mid-fall after the barbie chair finally gave way that's hanging above the fireplace, courtesy of her. also likes to take lil sips of leons whiskey when he's not looking since he always brings the good stuff.
she claims that she doesn't get into the games, but she gets super intense about charades to the point that everyone's reluctant to team up with her. she's shouting answers like there's a ticking bomb that will go off when the time runs out, and she'll scold you if she thinks your acting performance wasn't oscar worthy. she's flinging around a beer can during the whole thing and nearly soaking everyone in the vicinity.
when you start coming around for the holidays, jill visibly relaxes. she can let a lot of her guard down, and everyone likes to give her shit about how lovesick and happy she becomes. she's also a victim of the practical gift giving trait, but occasionally she likes to buy you something just because she thinks you would look nice in it. but there's always an extra gift at home that she won't let you open in front of the others, she has to maintain some sort of dignity.
claire redfield:
her and rebecca are the only reasons this tradition goes on for as long as it does. rebecca does most of the logistics, claire is the one who keeps that ship running while it's happening. the two of them are such a scary pair when they want shit done, that everyone else just has to follow along. claire is the one that banished chris to the kids table, but still lingers around to keep an eye on sherry and make sure she's eating enough. when sherry's old enough to bring partners around, she's the welcoming one, and will secretly jab leon in the ribs whenever he starts acting up.
claire likes to experiment with the games every single year, usually after incidents or fights break out. white elephant got banned after four different people just bought gift cards to the gun store (im assuming this exists there, im canadian). she's shaking the box of names aggressively at anyone who tries to get away, and will tip chris right out of that damn chair. they rarely get to be together with all the missions, so help her god they're going to enjoy it.
you're the first person claire actually brings around. sure, she's had relationships, but bringing you around to family christmas is a big deal. and don't worry, everyone else will tell you just how much of a big deal it is. you're the first person she tells everything too, and on the drive there, she's giving you a full run down on what she thinks of everyone (claire has very strong opinions). for gifts, she loves to buy you things. her favourite gifts are outfits either you can wear on her motorcycle, or matching clothes she painted herself.
rebecca chambers:
the holidays are a stressful time for her. not only does she have to cook for the most ravenous group of people that definitely do not cook for themselves enough, but she has to make sure they don't kill each other during it. despite that, dinner is always amazing, and the desserts are just to die for. she takes a special pride in her desserts, and if a couple extra supplements sneak themselves into the dinner, she definitely does not know anything about that. one of the few things that gets her through the holidays is the extra sweet hot chocolate and egg nog concoction that she makes for herself. leon tried it one time by accident and nearly gagged at just how sweet it was.
rebecca is very into the games and gifts section. it's the one time she gets to sit down and relax a little bit, and she does love how intense everyone gets about the whole thing. she's just happy that everyone can get together, and maybe relax after everything that's happened. despite her enthusiasm and smarts, she is downright terrible at charades. her answers are always way too complex for the minute they have to guess whatever she's miming. how the hell is anyone supposed to guess t-011 from hand gestures?
rebecca is by far the best gift giver out of the bunch. whatever she buys you is well-thought out, personal, and helpful. she likes to have you hang around the kitchen while she cooks, and will always feed you little spoonfuls under the guise of taste-testing. really, she just wants to make sure you eat, especially before chris can get his grubby little hands on the entrees.
luis sera:
leon invited him a total of one time, and luis had just become a permanent fixture of the whole thing. you best believe luis is bringing a karaoke machine and performing bad renditions of holiday music complete with an improvised choreography. he tried to bring leon into it one time, and nearly got roundhoused so hard that rebecca had to take them both out like misbehaving dogs. despite that, he always brings around a home-cooked entree to dinner, which rebecca appreciated greatly. luis also has the tendency to spin great tales about what he did during the year, which are definitely all lies.
in part two of the party, luis likes to be a little tipsy for the whole thing. who can blame him, he likes a party. just don't get him talking about his work, he'll talk about it for hours with increasingly complicated language that only rebecca can understand. like her too, he also gets really into the games section. luis is mentally keeping track of the stores, and will argue with anyone that tries to get the one up on him. i mean, he really deserved the point on the last one, so what if he buffs the numbers a little?
luis love to brag about you to all the others, you're his lovely partner and somehow agreed to date him, how could he not? his gifts for you are always a little extravagant, because he wants everyone else to know just what a good boyfriend he is. you're also the reason why he got chewed out over pda during the holidays. luis is just not the kind of man that can keep his hands off you, it's the season of romance.
carlos oliveira:
he's the one person who rebecca allows in the kitchen. carlos is always willing to help, and he'll even do it with a cheesy little apron on. it just makes his ass look nice, and these people deserve a treat on the holidays. god forbid carlos, leon, and jill are sitting together for dinner. they're throwing around the worst jokes known to man, and cackling loudly the whole time, especially if they're a couple beers deep. he's used to a big family, so this kind of gathering is right in his element. he makes sure there's enough food and drink for everyone, even if he's next to chris in eating it all.
another victim of getting too into the games. he likes to have fun and joke around, so he's definitely energetic, but doesn't take it too seriously. carlos is ultimately there to have a good time, and if a pretty woman is telling him to play, he's definitely not going to say no. he's relaxing back in his chair, beer in hand, yelling out suggestions and laughing loudly.
for you, he's just happy to bring you around and show you a good time. you don't have to worry about a damn thing during the holidays, carlos is doing everything so you can just lay back and enjoy the festivities. your drink is empty? carlos is already up and heading to the fridge. you want more dessert? there's another plate already in your hands.
ada wong:
no one really knows the reason she's here. people suspect she found out the location through her own means and just started showing up. or that wesker invited her for insurance reasons. she'll offer to help in the kitchen, and they always turn her down because she's definitely overdressed and they don't want to risk her getting dirty. during the dinner, she just like to witness the inevitable trash fire, or chatting quietly with luis about whatever work drama happening with him.
she's not playing any games. don't ask her. ada will give you a mean glare until you leave her alone. she wants to sit there and watch the wreckage and drink her little drink, she is not playing charades even if there's a gun to her head. get her to gossip though? she will happily engage in telling you dirty secrets about everyone else ( no one can figure out how the hell she knows these things).
ada's rigging the whole thing so you win. she wants to see you happy, and you'll be even happier when you see what she's got you. again, there's no way to tell exactly how she knows what you wanted, but you can be sure you're getting it. and it's in a pretty box, carefully put together and wrapped with a red bow. there's also a mistletoe in her pocket, for when she can finally get you alone.
albert wesker:
no one knows who invited him. no one knows where he is the whole time (he's in the bedroom, pointedly avoiding everyone else). he'll come down to dinner, eat his food, say nothing, and go back upstairs. he's also not going to engage in any sort of ugly sweater tradition, he's wearing all black, and god help anyone who tries to get him to wear anything else. wesker will speak up about his open disdain for chris, but it's quickly shut down by rebecca before he can start a fight.
he doesn't really come around all that often. he prefers to do his work, have his own celebration, and pretend all these people don't exist. after certain events, he becomes a bit of an unspoken topic amongst everyone else-- just a person that used to come around thats' been replaced by their new family.
the only way he'll do anything for the holidays is if you're there. yes, he's going to complain and say he has better things to do, and he would much rather have your own private celebration, but he'll reluctantly do it if you bother him enough. he's giving you his present in private and away from prying eyes, because that relationship is just between you two, not these other people unworthy of even looking at you. whatever you tell him you want, he'll buy. money's no object for him, and anything that will make you happy while he works on other things.
I feel like restaurant au Jillās biggest pet peeve is when customers are overly mushy with their partners in the restaurant, like clinging to each other, feeding each other. Sheās fine if people wanna do that in their own homes but not when she has to wait for them to stop so she can ask if they want refills. Especially if after all that they donāt tip. But honestly she is a bit of a hypocrite, my biggest hc for Jill is that she would acc quite touchy and kinna clingy with a reader she had a crush on, but at lest she keeps it behind closed doors.
one hundred percent!! especially if they're a possessive couple who only do that within the vicinity of other same-sex employees, jill will visibly roll their eyes and seat them in a shitty table for it. (either too close to the kitchen that they can hear carlos and luis' singing the whole time, or right by the door so they're nice and cold.)
Ada %100 knows about weskers farmvile addiction, she walked in on him playing it then immediately walked out, they have never discussed it.
ada definitely terrifies wesker enough that he refuses to bring it up. he knows ada won't say anything, she's one of the few people who can actually keep a secret around there. she will, however, bring it up if he tries to make any menu changes she doesn't approve of.
inspo from @yurozo, their restaurant au and vape shop au made me giggle
apologies in advance if i disgustingly mischaracterize your fav. i tend to only focus on one version of them in my mind cuz iām not 100% familiar with RE yet so pls bear with me.
enjoy :)
ashley graham
ashley is the type of person to dress up for movies. not all the time, but when itās right to do so. when barbie came out she dragged leon to the theater on opening day in an all pink outfit.
ashley also cries during movies and has no shame. she was blubbering her way through wicked.
as for the kinds of movies she likes, sheās mostly into romances, comedies, classic fantasies, and the odd animated film.
examples: 10 things i hate about you, enchanted, harry potter, moana.
carlos oliveira
carlos definitely laughs out loud in a movie theater, even if the joke isnāt very funny. he mostly catches super late shows so itās not a rare occurrence for him to be the only one in the theater.
want to see a movie youāre not sure other people will want to see? call carlos! this guy will watch almost anything and have a good time with it. when ashley wanted to watch wicked, she went with carlos because no one else was free/interested. they ended up having a great time and he even wore whatever outfit ashley had created for him. (he also blubbered his way through the movie).
because carlos seems like heād be into so many different genres, itās hard narrow down specific ones. but iāll have to go with action comedies, occasional superhero/comic book flicks, and sci-fi.
examples: the nice guys, rush hour, deadpool, star wars.
chris redfield
chris is the guy who doesnāt go to the theater on his own. itās almost always in a group outing or if claire manages to drag him.
even so, he will be out like a light without fail. the longest he managed to stay awake was an hour. one time he even fell asleep during the previews. he vastly prefers to watch a movie at home.
chris is into the classic action movies. he also enjoys buddy cops.
examples: die hard, rambo, rocky, lethal weapon.
claire redfield
i think if anyone in this list is close to being a movie buff itās claire. sheās at the theater the most out of everyone and always manages to drag at least one person with her too.
she enjoys the previews, loves a good post movie debrief at a restaurant, and will smack chris awake when he starts to nod off but then give up after a few times.
with that, claire is very much a āif itās good, itās goodā type of gal so itās hard to say exactly what kinds of movies sheād like, but i think sheād be into both sci-fi, action, and drama, as well as more lighthearted comedies.
examples: star wars, little women, the hunger games, whiplash.
jill valentine
the movies arenāt jillās first choice of a pastime but when sheās with a group of people, she enjoys it. usually doesnāt start out too invested in whatever it is sheās watching but ends up getting more into it as time goes on.
iād say jill would be into a good thriller and would also appreciate some sci-fi or horror movies as well.
examples: prisoners, interstellar, the silence of the lambs, se7en.
leon kennedy
leon is also like chris in that heād prefer seeing a movie at home rather than in the theater, but heās also less susceptible to falling asleep in the theater. leon also lets himself get dragged to movies a lot (as mentioned previously, ashley took him to barbie and he even wore a pink shirt. how sweet).
leon is a basic bitch and likes basic action movies but hey! theyāre popular for a reason. he also enjoys a good comedy.
examples: the equalizer, deadpool & wolverine, the matrix, ferris buellerās day off.
omg i love that people are being inspired by my silly lil restaurant au and making their own!!! my heart is so full and this was making me giggle and twirl my hair at work
leon would totally watch an action movie and be a gun nerd about the whole thing (like his moves aren't totally realistic either). you would have to be prepared for the long rant on the car ride home about how explosions actually work or reload times on snipers or smth
i know damn well chris is in that movie theater with a hand on his chest and snoring like a damn bear (and i love him for that!)
of course!!! i would love to see more of this <3
inspo from @yurozo, their restaurant au and vape shop au made me giggle
apologies in advance if i disgustingly mischaracterize your fav. i tend to only focus on one version of them in my mind cuz iām not 100% familiar with RE yet so pls bear with me.
enjoy :)
ashley graham
ashley is the type of person to dress up for movies. not all the time, but when itās right to do so. when barbie came out she dragged leon to the theater on opening day in an all pink outfit.
ashley also cries during movies and has no shame. she was blubbering her way through wicked.
as for the kinds of movies she likes, sheās mostly into romances, comedies, classic fantasies, and the odd animated film.
examples: 10 things i hate about you, enchanted, harry potter, moana.
carlos oliveira
carlos definitely laughs out loud in a movie theater, even if the joke isnāt very funny. he mostly catches super late shows so itās not a rare occurrence for him to be the only one in the theater.
want to see a movie youāre not sure other people will want to see? call carlos! this guy will watch almost anything and have a good time with it. when ashley wanted to watch wicked, she went with carlos because no one else was free/interested. they ended up having a great time and he even wore whatever outfit ashley had created for him. (he also blubbered his way through the movie).
because carlos seems like heād be into so many different genres, itās hard narrow down specific ones. but iāll have to go with action comedies, occasional superhero/comic book flicks, and sci-fi.
examples: the nice guys, rush hour, deadpool, star wars.
chris redfield
chris is the guy who doesnāt go to the theater on his own. itās almost always in a group outing or if claire manages to drag him.
even so, he will be out like a light without fail. the longest he managed to stay awake was an hour. one time he even fell asleep during the previews. he vastly prefers to watch a movie at home.
chris is into the classic action movies. he also enjoys buddy cops.
examples: die hard, rambo, rocky, lethal weapon.
claire redfield
i think if anyone in this list is close to being a movie buff itās claire. sheās at the theater the most out of everyone and always manages to drag at least one person with her too.
she enjoys the previews, loves a good post movie debrief at a restaurant, and will smack chris awake when he starts to nod off but then give up after a few times.
with that, claire is very much a āif itās good, itās goodā type of gal so itās hard to say exactly what kinds of movies sheād like, but i think sheād be into both sci-fi, action, and drama, as well as more lighthearted comedies.
examples: star wars, little women, the hunger games, whiplash.
jill valentine
the movies arenāt jillās first choice of a pastime but when sheās with a group of people, she enjoys it. usually doesnāt start out too invested in whatever it is sheās watching but ends up getting more into it as time goes on.
iād say jill would be into a good thriller and would also appreciate some sci-fi or horror movies as well.
examples: prisoners, interstellar, the silence of the lambs, se7en.
leon kennedy
leon is also like chris in that heād prefer seeing a movie at home rather than in the theater, but heās also less susceptible to falling asleep in the theater. leon also lets himself get dragged to movies a lot (as mentioned previously, ashley took him to barbie and he even wore a pink shirt. how sweet).
leon is a basic bitch and likes basic action movies but hey! theyāre popular for a reason. he also enjoys a good comedy.
examples: the equalizer, deadpool & wolverine, the matrix, ferris buellerās day off.
omg i love that people are being inspired by my silly lil restaurant au and making their own!!! my heart is so full and this was making me giggle and twirl my hair at work
leon would totally watch an action movie and be a gun nerd about the whole thing (like his moves aren't totally realistic either). you would have to be prepared for the long rant on the car ride home about how explosions actually work or reload times on snipers or smth
