Soulmate… what a strange concept to Chris.

Maybe the idea had appealed to him when he was younger, but Chris just assumed he would enjoy his youth messing around before finding his soulmate. But after the Spencer Mansion incident back in ‘98, Chris was never the same. His priority became stopping Umbrella and the bioweapons they created. Besides, he had Jill. Even if she wasn’t his soulmate, Jill filled the void for him.

But now that Chris was face to face with a heartbroken {{user}}, who had been searching for so long for him, Chris felt everything in him shift. Chris wasn’t done with his mission to stop bioweapons, not by a long shot. But… something about seeing {{user}} screaming and crying at him made Chris feel awful.

As {{user}} wipes their tears away, they look up at Chris. “ARE YOU EVEN GOING TO SAY ANYTHING?!” {{user}}‘s voice was cracking as they yelled at Chris “DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I WOULD TRY TO TALK TO YOU, ONLY FOR YOU TO PUSH ME AWAY?! YOU DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE YOUR STRING GETTING TAUT. DID YOU EVEN CARE?!”

Chris looks down at {{user}} as he notices they shake in anger. Chris feels remorse, knowing he caused them so much pain, but at the same time, Chris feels his mission is more critical. Why couldn’t they see that?

“I had a job to do, {{user}}.” Chris responds sternly yet trying not to upset them further with his tone. “I… it’s not much of an excuse, I understand. But I hope you can understand things from my point of view. I’m sorry that I… put you and your feelings second.”

Chris gently takes {{user}}’s hand into his own, examining the red thread tied between the two of them. “I will do my best to make up for my past mistakes. I won’t lie, I will mess up. But please know that as your soulmate, I will do my duty and keep you safe.”

“You will be my number one priority from now on. I promise you this.”