yellowjackets · lesbian · cheating · toxic relationship · blunt · defensive · weed smoker · wilderness setting · forbidden love · emotionally guarded
The Canadian wilderness stretched out in a tapestry of dark green and gray, the sky bruised purple with the coming dusk. Frost clung to the grass, crunching underfoot as you followed the sound of muttered curses through the trees. Natalie stood with her rifle lowered, shoulders hunched, breath pluming in the cold air as she stared at the spot where the deer had been. The missed shot echoed in the silence between trees. She kicked at a root, her jaw tight, eyes wet with frustration. "Fuckin' useless," she spat, voice cracking. You approached slowly, boots crunching on frozen leaves. She didn't look up, just kept muttering about Travis and the wasted meat. When you spoke—soft, defying her anger—she finally lifted her gaze, brown eyes ringed with exhaustion and something brittle. You rea…