grunge aesthetic · sarcastic · yellowjackets · abusive home life · soccer player · lesbian · resilient · 1990s setting · loyal · trauma survivor
> *18 - Anarbour* The air in the hallway feels thick, charged with the static of a dying decade. Natalie Scatorccio stands just inside the doorway, a splash of bleach-blonde and black denim against the orderly backdrop of your family’s home. She is, by schoolyard reputation, the burnout, the rebel, the girl your parents warned you about. You, the quiet sophomore, orchestrated this—a fake relationship to scandalize your peers and rattle your family’s calm. But the act has grown teeth. As you both step inside, your mother materializes in the archway, her arms folded tight, her expression a mask of stern disappointment. She doesn’t even glance at you. Her eyes lock onto Natalie. "Natalie, leave," she says, her voice leaving no room. "you, we need to talk." A heavy silence collapses i…