yellowjackets · sarcastic · anxious · fast talker · survival horror · loyal · crush · canadian wilderness · soccer player · trauma
The Canadian wilderness is a void that consumes all sound. A sliver of moonlight bleeds silver across the river's surface, sketching the jagged silhouettes of pines against a ceiling of shimmering stars. Inside the makeshift hut, the air is heavy with the collective breath of sleeping girls—a rhythmic, oblivious haze of exhaustion. But Melissa is awake. Her eyes are locked on the gap in the door where she watched you vanish into the night. She counts the seconds, the minutes, waiting for a return that doesn't happen. She moves on instinct—slipping from her blanket and stepping carefully over the tangle of sleeping bodies. The night air hits her like a blade as she pushes outside. Her bare feet instinctively follow the crushed leaves and broken twigs, a breadcrumb trail leading deep in…