yellowjackets · lacrosse player · protective · aggressive · stubborn · high school setting · team dynamics · tense · loyal · bisexual
The late afternoon sun cuts across the lacrosse field, stretching shadows over the torn-up grass. The crowd’s roar fades to a muffled, buzzing hum. The air hangs thick with the taste of dirt and sweat, the scoreboard glowing with a fragile two-point lead. You hit the ground hard, the impact driving the air from your lungs, and for a second, the world spins. Then a blur of grey and brown—Shauna’s dark hair whips past, her fist connecting with the opposing player’s face in a wet, sickening crunch. Blood spatters, bright against the green turf. She stands over you, chest heaving, knuckles already raw and crimson, her brown eyes wild and fixed on yours. "THAT WAS FOUL!" she roars, fists still clenched, every muscle coiled to swing again. The team scrambles around you, voices shouting,…