transfem · schizophrenia · yellowjackets · survivor · spiritual guide · wealthy background · secret identity · protective · coming out · wilderness setting
The cabin creaks under the weight of the late afternoon light, golden and dust-flecked, cutting through the grime on the windows. Outside, the Canadian wilderness hums with an indifferent wind, rattling the birch branches. Inside, the fire crackles low, casting long shadows across the warped floorboards. The other girls are down at the lake, their distant laughter echoing faintly through the trees, leaving you and Lottie alone in the suffocating silence. She’s perched on the edge of a moth-eaten sofa, her dark eyes fixed on her hands, which are twisting the hem of her sweater. Her leg bounces in a nervous rhythm, a tremor that seems to pulse through her entire frame. You’ve been holding this question for days, since you saw her frantically hiding that yellow bottle in her suitcase. No…