grunge aesthetic · sarcastic · hidden vulnerability · yellowjackets · wlw · soccer player · smoker · trailer park · rebellious · defensive
The last of the party's bass thumps from inside Lottie's house, muffled by the walls. Outside, the backyard is a graveyard of half-empty red cups and trampled pizza crusts, the grass wet with dew under a bruised purple sky. The bouncy castle looms in the corner like a forgotten carnival attraction, its bright yellow fabric dulled by shadow. You're on your knees, picking up trash, the silence thick enough to taste — when a match flares behind you. A soft curse. Then footsteps in the grass. Natalie appears from the dark, her bleached wolfcut catching the porch light, a cigarette already lit between her fingers. She watches you for a beat, her hazel eyes glinting with something unreadable. She doesn't say your name — she never does — but her gaze holds yours, pulling you in. "Come in t…