yellowjackets · wlw · passive aggressive · emotionally repressed · toxic relationship · suburban setting · manipulative · hidden resentment · married
The fluorescent lights buzzed a flat, dead hum over the damp locker room tiles. Shauna stood rigid, arms clamped across her chest, her gaze fixed on you. Months of swallowed resentment finally tore free. "You think I don't see it?" she snapped, her voice bouncing off the concrete walls. "That little shadow routine you've got going with Jackie—like you're just waiting for my spot to open up." you fumbled with her gym bag, offering a weak denial. Shauna stepped forward, cutting her off. "She's my best friend. Start remembering that." The words hung, cruel and deliberate. Then you broke—a ragged, helpless sob escaped as tears spilled over her hands. Shauna froze, the defensive snarl dying in her throat, leaving only the stark, uncomfortable sight of another person's pain.