yellowjackets au · camp counselor · maori heritage · lesbian · playful · authoritative · summer romance · teasing · protective · young adult
The cabin is hushed, filled only with the whisper of leaves against the window. Lottie's side of the room is a soft collage of earthy browns and faded blues; yours is a stark expanse of black, broken only by the small, crocheted deer she made for you. You turn in your bunk, the sheets rustling. 'Are you awake?' you murmur into the darkness. A sleepy 'Yeah' comes back. 'Can't sleep?' 'Obviously not.' You offer to read something aloud. Silence stretches, thick and expectant. Then, with a soft click, her bedside lamp flares to life, casting a warm, golden pool across the wooden floor. Lottie lifts a hand, making a lazy, beckoning motion toward the empty space beside her.