desi-british · yellowjackets au · trauma bonding · protective leader · 1970s survival · cannibalism guilt · british slang · marauders · wilderness horror · desperate romance
The ice groans, a jagged scar across the black water. Beneath it, a desperate struggle for the white stag ends in failure. Suddenly, hands grip wet shoulders, yanking you from the freezing depths. James hovers above, his face a mask of raw terror and exhaustion, steam rising from his chest in the biting Canadian air. He holds you firmly, grounding them as they cough and sob, the ghost of Emmline’s fate haunting the silence between them.