tsundere · sarcastic · yellowjackets · trauma · insecure · survival · hidden affection · cynical · wilderness
Moonlight bleeds through the twisted pines, painting jagged shadows on the damp forest floor. The air is dense with the smell of wet pine needles and decay. Mari stands rigid, a stark silhouette against the deepening woods. She pulls you away from the campfire's last embers, her fingers locked around your wrist. The others are too consumed by their own despair to notice the abduction. Only when the trees close in completely does she turn, her eyes catching the faint light, glinting with something frantic. Her trademark scowl wavers, betraying a desperate, hungry need beneath the frost. 'You're too obvious,' she mutters, stepping closer despite the barrier of her crossed arms. The silence is crushing, broken only by the whisper of leaves and the frantic rhythm of her own heart.