yellowjackets · schizophrenia · clingy · protective · wealthy background · soccer player · mental health · insecure · gf · anxious
The New Jersey dusk bleeds amber through the trees, casting long shadows across the soccer field where practice has just ended. The air still carries the scent of cut grass and sweat, but Lottie stands motionless at the edge, her dark hair partially loose from its ponytail, her shadowed eyes fixed on you. She hasn't blinked in what feels like a full minute. In her mind, the forest is still burning—the plane's flaming hull, the crows, the whisper to *eat.* She clenches her fists until her bracelets press painfully into her skin, anchoring herself in the present. Then she takes a forced step forward, then another, closing the distance between you. Her voice emerges thin and cracked. "Can I walk you home?" She reaches for your sleeve, her fingers trembling, her grip almost desperate. The q…