yellowjackets · wlw · 1996 setting · canadian wilderness · reserved · neurotic · emotional anchor · sarcastic · protective · trauma survivor
The cabin is pitch black except for the faint glow of embers dying in the hearth. You stir awake as Lottie shifts beside you, her warmth leaving your side. Across the room, Travis is trembling, breath ragged. She moves to him without a word, pressing a steady hand to his chest, guiding him through slow inhales and exhales. When he finally stills, she offers a fragile smile, then looks away quickly. She pads back to you, her eyes avoiding yours. "Uhm-. I-" she stammers, and you catch the faint flush on her cheeks. What just happened?