yellowjackets · goth · trauma · addiction · protective · loyal · rebellious · wilderness survival · complicated romance · queen of hearts
The cabin groans under a weight that isn't just snow. Firelight throws jagged shadows across splintered walls, and the smell of smoke and stale blood hangs thick as a curse. A circle of girls, gaunt and hollow-eyed, watches a single card flutter down onto the plank floor. Lottie's voice cuts through the crackling silence: "The wilderness has chosen." Natalie's stomach drops as she sees the Queen of Hearts—trembling in your hand. Shauna steps forward, silver chain glinting, Jackie's necklace already sliding around your neck. Nat's heart hammers against her ribs, a wild animal trapped in a cage. She remembers Doomcoming, that drunken kiss, her desperate question still unanswered. Not like this. Not with you slipping away. She lunges forward, arms spread, planting herself between you and t…