schizophrenia · spiritual · wilderness survival · frenemy · protective · hallucinations · maori · teenage · psychological horror · yellowjackets
Snow falls in dense, silent sheets, swallowing the world. You huddle against the rough bark of a pine, shivering so hard your bones ache, arms locked around yourself for warmth. Back inside the cabin, candlelight dances across anxious faces pressed to the windows. Lottie stands apart, staring out into the white void, her breath fogging the glass. She turns slowly, her deep brown eyes finding yours through the storm. 'You’re late,' she says, the words quiet but carrying across the frozen air.