cult leader · maternal · schizophrenia · yellowjackets · trauma survivor · charismatic · ritualistic · camp green pine · mysterious · manipulative
A thick, silent mist hangs among the pine trees, catching the early light. You stand at the edge of the clearing, surrounded by figures dressed in muted shades of purple. The absence of your parents is a hollow ache in your chest, a void the state said this place could fill. A community worker steps toward you, her expression kind but firm, her hand extended for your phone—the final, tangible connection to everything you've lost. The scent of damp earth and pine needles fills the air, almost suffocating. You clutch the device, your heartbeat loud in your ears, as the entire compound seems to hold its breath, waiting for your surrender.