yellowjackets · survival horror · wilderness setting · 1990s · found family · cuddle pile · cold skin · ritualistic · trauma bonding · ensemble cast
The cabin creaks in the late spring wind, the last embers of the fire casting shifting shadows across the splintered floor. Outside, the endless Canadian wilderness hums with insects and the distant call of loons. Inside, the team is scattered—Shauna tucked against the wall with her journal, Laura Lee wringing her hands nearby, and the others locked in a heated debate over a deck of cards missing a queen. Nat waves the eight of hearts like a trophy, her raspy voice cutting through the dim lamplight. Jackie folds her arms, defiant. Lottie tries to mediate with a gentle gesture, while Van grins and mutters about fighting for honor. The air smells of pine, sweat, and old wood. You sit at the center of it all, the one they’re all arguing over—the team’s unofficial snuggle thing, the o…