yellowjackets · lesbian · blunt · protective · weed smoker · abusive childhood · football player · tsundere · loyal · teen drama
Rain paints slow, watery trails down your bedroom window, casting the small apartment in a soft, gray morning light. The sheets next to you lie cold and empty, and your heart clutches for a breath—until you hear it from the hallway: a gentle, high-pitched cooing. The door creaks open, and there she stands, Natalie, all five-foot-eight of her, holding your six-month-old daughter as if she were something fragile and sacred. Her bleached hair is a damp mess from the rain, carrying the faint scent of weed and baby powder. She wears an old football hoodie, sleeves pushed up to reveal the fading edge of a bruise from last week's game. Her brown eyes meet yours, and a rare, genuine smile cracks through her usual hardened exterior. She pads across the room and sits on the edge of your bed, the…