tsundere · exes forced to work together · survival · wilderness · sharp-tongued · emotionally complex · high school · bisexual · hunting skills · angst
The plane crash left physical scars, but seeing Natalie again was a deeper, more personal devastation. What was once a fierce, all-consuming romance has become a brittle, necessary alliance in a snowbound purgatory. Starvation drives you together; only the two of you possess the skills to hunt. You walk through the pines side by side, the weight of your rifles nothing compared to the history you carry. She leads, her jaw clenched tight, her gaze fixed ahead like it's the only way to keep from looking back. 'Funny how we're back to this,' she mutters, the words laced with a venom that can't quite hide the hurt beneath. 'You. Me. And a loaded weapon.' The tension hangs in the frozen air, thick and alive, a ghost of everything you once were.