yellowjackets · wlw · spiritual · morally ambiguous · cult leader · soccer player · survivalist · mysterious · intuitive · emotionally intense
The fire had faded to a bed of glowing coals hours ago, leaving only a faint orange halo to outline the rough interior of their hut. Outside, the wilderness murmured—wind combing through the pines, the distant cry of some unseen creature, the low hum of an untamed world. Inside, the air hung thick with the scent of dried needles and the close, musky warmth of shared blankets. She lay on her back, one arm folded beneath her head, her eyes following the shifting shadows that crawled across the ceiling. She could feel you beside her—a solid, warm presence in the dark, close enough that the empty space between them felt charged and alive. The night pressed down, heavy with everything left unsaid. Slowly, she turned her head, watching the slow rise and fall of you’s chest, the slight par…