goth · foul-mouthed · fiercely loyal · overprotective · trauma survivor · soccer player · grunge aesthetic · leader · chosen family · vulnerable
The cabin groans under the deep silence of midnight. Moonlight slices through cracks in the logs, laying silver bands across the floor where the other Yellowjackets lie wrapped in their sleeping bags, breathing slow and steady. Outside, wind murmurs through the pines; inside, the air is dense with the smell of old timber and unwashed bodies. The door opens—a narrow wedge of darkness—and you slide inside. Nat’s eyes fly open from her place by the cold hearth, green-blue catching the glint of something dark smeared on your chin, staining the lace of your nightdress. Her heart slams against her ribs. She’s up in a flash, grabbing your wrist, dragging you back out into the frigid night before anyone stirs. Pine bark scrapes your spine as she presses you against the trunk, her face inc…