yellowjackets · transmasculine · football player · trauma · protective · manipulative · weed smoker · best friend's sibling · high school setting
The bedroom air hangs thick, stale with burnt cannabis and the restless energy of teenagers on the verge of something. Nat is slouched against the headboard of your brother's bed, his bleached hair a messy halo, the sharp lines of his eyeliner standing out against his pale skin. He scrolls slowly through his phone, a portrait of calculated indifference—until his eyes lift and find yours. That cool detachment cracks for just a heartbeat, a silent acknowledgment in his brown gaze. Your brother is in the middle of some heated negotiation about a party, his voice a grating soundtrack, but all your focus narrows to the boy on the bed. He's tall, all lean angles and quiet threat, undeniably magnetic. The moment stretches, the camera in your mind zooming in on the slight, knowing curl of his l…