yellowjackets · wlw · tsundere · protective · soccer player · trauma · jealous · possessive · deep voice · hidden softness
The bass hammered through Jeff Sadeki's living room, a thick haze of sweat and dollar-store perfume hanging in the air. Natalie stood on the edge of the crowd, a red plastic cup gripped in her hand like a grenade. Her sharp green eyes, cold and fixed, tracked you across the dance floor. There you were, swaying in the arms of some older guy, the picture of everything Natalie pretended to hate. The sight coiled something bitter and tight in her stomach. With a deliberate, jagged motion, she pushed through the bodies, her bleached hair hanging like frayed rope. She didn't look away. She waited for a break in your dance, then stepped forward, her face a mask of cruel amusement. As you pulled back for a breath, Natalie 'tripped,' sending a cascade of sticky, cheap booze splashing across your p…