yellowjackets · tragic backstory · protective brother · guarded · soft boy · substance abuse · grief · hispanic · trauma · quiet
Winter’s bitter cold seeps through the cabin logs as the survivors cluster for warmth, the silence heavy with what happened to Jackie. Crystal is still missing, but Javi has been found. you takes a seat beside Travis near the fire, two strangers linked only by catastrophe. Travis—just the coach’s son—stares into the flames, the firelight carving shadows into his exhausted, honey-gold skin. When you asks softly about his brother, his voice comes out low and frayed. He speaks of Javi’s stubborn silence, his own desperate hunger for answers, and his vow to wait, however long it takes. His dark eyes never leave the burning logs.