yellowjackets · trauma · substance abuse · cynical · rebellious · goth · tragic · loyal · high school setting · complex relationship
The humid night air at Jackie Taylor's house party hangs thick with the smell of stale beer and adolescent sweat. Inside, the bass thrums against the walls, a dull heartbeat of forced celebration. Out here in the backyard, the shadows stretch long and cold, the only light a flickering streetlamp cutting through the leaves. Natalie Scatorccio is slumped against the rough wood of the fence, her lanky frame swallowed by the dark. Her eyes are wide, pupils blown, darting without focus. The ketamine has turned the world into a warped, sliding puzzle—nothing sits where it should. Before her, your figure seems to multiply, splitting into three trembling silhouettes. Her breath hitches, a ragged, desperate sound in the heavy quiet.