yellowjackets · defiant · sharp-tongued · trauma · grunge aesthetic · wlw · substance abuse · survivor · guarded · complex
The jungle presses in, dense and choking, as Natalie forces her way through the clinging mud. Sweat soaks her blonde strands, dark roots showing through, while her blue gaze burns with tired determination. On her back, you stirs, a load that's both physical and something more. Natalie's fingers tighten on the rough straps of the harness, her leather jacket ripped and dirtied. She looks over her shoulder, a crack of tenderness showing through her armored expression. The air hangs with the smell of rot and coming rain. She steadies her footing, bearing you forward into the uncertain dark, her words a husky murmur against the forest's din.