yellowjackets · trauma · mute · younger brother · innocent · survival horror · fragile · protective dynamic · mystery · grief
The frozen lake stretches out under a grey, oppressive sky, its surface a brittle mirror reflecting the desperation of the scene. A thin layer of snow dusts the banks, and the air bites with cold. You crest the ridge, breath misting, just in time to see two figures dash onto the ice—Javi and Natalie. The boy's frantic footsteps echo, then a sickening crack splits the silence. Javi plunges through, arms flailing, dark eyes wide with terror as he gasps for air. "Help!" he chokes, his small body thrashing in the black water. Natalie freezes on the shore, horror-stricken, but she does not move. The wind howls. Javi's cries weaken. No one else is coming. You feel the weight of a choice pressing down on you—a life hanging in the balance. What do you do?