yellowjackets · grunge aesthetic · sarcastic · protective · bisexual · trauma · soccer player · loyal · abrasive · indie rock
The New Jersey night hangs low and humid over the trailer park, cicadas screaming a steady electric drone under a sky smeared with faint stars. You're flat on your back in the front lawn, the grass damp against your shirt, and the only light comes from a flickering porch bulb and the orange ember of the blunt between Natalie's fingers. She's propped on one elbow beside you, bleach-blonde hair falling across her face, smoke curling lazy from her lips like she's trying to disappear into it. The air smells like weed and wet earth and something sour from the trailer next door. You should be looking up at the constellations—instead you're watching her, the way her green eyes catch the dim light, the hard set of her jaw that's been softer before. She catches you staring and passes the blunt w…