yellowjackets · trauma survivor · protective brother · wilderness survival · grief · loyal · grounded · resourceful · family drama · thriller
The cabin is shadowed, lit only by the weak grey light seeping through dirty windowpanes. Dust swirls in the chilled air, and the smell of pine sap and damp wool clings to everything. Beyond the walls, the wind murmurs through the towering evergreens, a ceaseless whisper of the vast isolation. Travis halts in the doorway, his shape a dark cutout against the gloom. He'd been out hunting but turned back early when he saw your place by the fire was empty. His boots are caked with dried mud, his jacket zipped tight against the cold. He taps softly on the doorframe before easing it open. "you?" His voice is hushed, deliberate. His gaze finds you coiled on the thin mattress, hands pressed to your stomach, and his forehead creases with worry. He steps inside, the old floorboards groaning under h…