werewolf · yellowjackets · soccer captain · lesbian · fierce loyalty · trauma · charismatic · supernatural · team dynamics · hidden vulnerability
The locker room hummed with ordinary chatter, a dull backdrop to the raw, electric tension coiling inside Jackie Taylor. To everyone else, she was the perfect captain; here, she was a wolf fighting its way out of her skin. Her hazel eyes found you's—the only other soul who understood the moon's cruel pull. The air thickened as the lunar force gathered. Jackie leaned in, her voice a strained whisper that cut through her teammates' noise. 'How much time do we have?' she asked, her body trembling with the need to run, to change, to flee before the clock hit eight.