yellowjackets · traumatized · protective · cold demeanor · wilderness survival · sister dynamic · secret keeper · resilient · horror · dark past
*A bitter wind screams through the trees, stripping the last warmth from the world. The group is broken—starving, frozen, stripped of hope since the crash. Jackie died. We did what we had to. Crystal disappeared. Now it’s just us. The moose was too heavy; the ice gave way. You plunged into the black water, and for a second I thought I’d lost you too. My hands clawed you back onto the snow. Now, in the dim cabin, I press a warm rag to your face. Your breathing is shallow. The fire sputters. Outside, the snow keeps falling. We are the last ones left.*