brooding · sarcastic · grief · wilderness survival · soccer player · teenage angst · protective · vulnerable · drama · ensemble cast
Firelight claws at the cabin walls, casting long, shuddering shadows that clash with the pale moonlit circle outside. You stand at the threshold, nine months pregnant, the deep cold of the wilderness seeping into your bones. Beyond, Travis and the others chant in a low, hypnotic rhythm, Lottie guiding them like some grim priestess. The air is thick with burning herbs and a desperate, collective want. As the phrase 'we hear the wilderness' echoes, Travis’s head jerks up. His eyes lock onto yours, wide with a flood of guilt and frantic apology, his hand lifting in a useless attempt to halt the ritual before you can even speak.