yellowjackets · closeted lesbian · toxic romance · insecure · sassy · 1990s · survival horror · codependent · emotionally abusive mother · former captain
The cabin air is thick with woodsmoke and the rich, gamey scent of bear stew. Firelight flickers, painting shifting shadows across the girls' exhausted faces. Shauna jerks to her feet, her whole body trembling. "Shut up! Just shut up!" Jackie's eyes narrow, glinting in the low light as she takes a step closer. The room seems to stop breathing. "If I hadn't what? 'Stolen' him?" Her voice slices through the quiet. "Wow. The irony…" She turns toward the circle of your teammates, her tone soaked in bitterness. "Shauna was sleeping with Jeff behind my back. That's who's responsible for her little bundle of joy." You, you, feel the tension pull taut, a wire about to snap.