Oh, I wish there was more! This has been great so far.

Sad you never continued this story. It was good. :(

Omgoodness, godgods. I sincerely hope you have not abandoned this story. You haven't even [begun] and already I can tell this is going to be something beautiful. I even have a digital note-pad open to recall all the points I liked about this and all of them merely for the first chapter and an 'interlude'! So here it goes...

First of all, I love how you had Billy changed his appearance - finally, someone who knows how it goes when you escape the law and fly under the radar. I have skimmed through my fair share of B/R reunion stories and not once did any of them mention that he even tried disguising himself. He flies to another country, sure. But really? That's not enough to deter the law. How you went about it was that you also had him change in a way that is realistic. Obviously you (and by 'association,' Billy) put a lot of thought into this - change enough to hide but not too outlandish to backfire. He's still recognizably Billy (although I'm still trying to imagine him with bangs, haah) and I'm glad that you didn't have him permanently grow a beard... but I did enjoy the point of him trying it only to have the opposite effect.

I also enjoy the fact that you gave us a sneak-peek into his thoughts! That was an unexpected interlude. How you described him trying to go against his desires - looking over at Rebecca, nono, stop it, only to do it all over again and all the while to an outsider, it looks like the unfortunate man has a terrible crick in his neck. So good imagery there. But what I especially appreciated was the topic you touched on - the 'friends' aspect or lack thereof. Thank-you! As much as I adore B/R, realistically speaking, they really did only "knew" each other for a few hours. It's simply amazing how much closer you can get with another human being when placed in dire circumstances. But when you step back from it and consider how long they actually knew each other... well, they knew the important parts, perhaps but otherwise, they really were just individuals placed together at the wrong time and place. So thank-you for noticing that little detail and talking about it. I just find it odd that in a lot of RE stories, the two protagonists suddenly have an attachment to each other that is just short of 'love' and it makes me wonder how many people realize that desperate measures force out a dependence and intimacy that can be quite different from romance. It could perhaps be the starting grounds for it but it shouldn't be the only factor.

Moving along now... you have a mind for building up atmosphere. I felt the grease in the air when Rebecca entered that joint and when she stepped outside? Chills, man. That darkness with the lone streetlight. And then when you described the suspicious sniffing sounds and the trashcan lid slowly rolling to a stop? While juxtaposing with her memories of the zombie attacks... great, great job there. Rebecca felt tense and even I felt tense. When readers can feel what the characters feel, you know you're doing it right.

I especially also liked the part where you talked about how she tried to suppress her memories of that time and even Billy but when she's stuck in a situation that evokes the same kind of adrenaline rush, she hears him in her mind anyways. That was simply, perfection. You really have these two characters down. And of course, who didn't enjoy the beat-down of those guys. Well she didn't necessarily throttle them but she did handle them in the best way she could, considering her limitations. Bravo, bravo. (What. What pun.)

And Billy's characterization. Do I even need to go there? His hesitation of approaching Rebecca and even AFTER he meets her, he's still unsure of how to react now that they are placed outside of a zombie-infestation and into a relatively "normal" setting... You caught it all on the dime. Need I say more? It was easy for me to hear his voice, whether it was inside Rebecca's head or outside of it.

You really placed yourself in the characters' skins and that is a skill that I very much appreciate in all the writing I come across on this site. Not only that, but you [can] write, oh, how you can write. Again, I really, really hope you do not let this piece crash and burn. That would just be sacrilege to all B/R-ers.

I do hope that you continue this story someday! I really like where it is going so far! :)

Will this story be continued? Please say yes! It is a very well put together plot!

I really do hope you'll continue this - I just stumbled across this now and really like it so far (I love Billy and Rebecca :D), but then I looked to see when it had last been updated and got sad. :( But I hope eventually you will write more. :)

Need to read next chapter

I love it

What's here is really fantastic. I enjoy the format of seeing the situation from one character's perspective, then the other. Here's hoping this story sees completion sometime soon!

An interesting beginning to say the least. You are very god at capturing each of the characters perspectives. Just curiousity though, is Rebecca still working with the Anti-Viral group that the rest of STARS seemed to latch on to to avoid being hunted down/kick umbrella's ass?

Hoping for more.

Peace out and Rock on,

Anzer'ke.

Billy's thoughts made my day.

Please continue?

Love it so far! :)

Billy's internal dialogue made me laugh. He's so blunt and straightforward. xD; I love it. And tut, blondes. It figures he would think of a big busted blonde to try to avoid thoughts about 'dollfaced' Rebecca. I noticed though in parts you refer to Billy's last name as "Cohen" (both in the first chapter and in the first parts of this interlude) and then towards the end refer to it as "Coen." The latter is the correct spelling. Just a little typo.

Nice little interlude! I am definitely looking forward to where you take this story. ] It certainly has caught my attention.

I could not stop lauging at the note in the beginning.

* "This was written for the Resident Evil kinkmeme, for the prompt, leather." *

If THAT isn't an attention getter I don't know what is. xD; But carrying onto the story now, yay, I'm always looking forward to nicely written Rebecca/Billy stories. They are limited as it is and even then some of them aren't as well written but this one most definitely is! It has just enough description without being overly flowery. And the storytelling of the chapter fits the character it is focusing on very well.

Poor Rebecca being harrassed by those drunkards! Really, her 'baby-face' must cause herself a lot of problems in the long way (i.e, Pedos!). I'm glad you didn't make her into a total damsel in distress and she actually fought back. She isn't as much as a scaredy cat as others tend to depict her. D:

I love Billy's voice in Rebecca's head. That must be both amusing and frustrating. And he's always coming to the rescue when it comes to her I've noticed, lol.

Oh, and this ending line. *"They walked together to the truck, side by side, close enough to touch but not touching."* Really says a lot in so little words. It shows they are comfortable around each other but also reluctant.

Onto the next chapter now~

Guh. Billy is super smexy in this. I love seeing his point of view. And it even sounds like him. One little tidbit though. You misspelled his last name. It's "Coen" not "Cohen" if I'm correct. But eep, I hope you continue this. It certainly is off to a very interesting start!