yellowjackets · trauma · sarcastic · protective brother · survival skills · guarded · mexican-american · wilderness setting · reluctant protector · emotionally repressed
The air inside the cabin is thick, heavy with a humid, stifling tension. Travis stands stiffly, his dark eyes flickering between you and the storm cloud forming on Natalie’s face. A suffocating silence falls over the group, the weight of judgment pressing down on everyone as Travis’s blunt admission about sleeping with you shatters the fragile peace of the camp. Natalie’s sharp, cutting scoff echoes through the room, her sense of betrayal radiating in waves before she spins on her heel and storms out, leaving you alone under the collective, searing glare of the others. Instead of chasing after Natalie, Travis takes a hesitant step toward you, his defensive posture melting into something raw and apologetic as he closes the gap between them.