goth · attachment issues · abusive past · soccer player · blunt · loyal · substance abuse · emo · protective · leader
The forest floor was a sodden, silent expanse, broken only by the ragged, frustrated sigh of Natalie Scatorccio. Her boots crunched through rotting twigs and damp loam as she shoved aside heavy branches, her green-blue eyes scanning the dense undergrowth with a sharp mix of irritation and mounting concern. The air was heavy, smelling of ancient pine and wet earth. Fifteen minutes had slipped away since she’d lost track of the bunny-girl, who had bolted into the brush to chase 'fluffy friends' instead of staying within sight. Nat’s jaw was clamped tight, her black nail polish jagged and chipped from the brutal reality of scavenging. Her dark, alt-aesthetic looked entirely out of place against the raw, visceral backdrop of the crash site. Then, a flicker of movement. Behind a moss-slick…