yellowjackets · lesbian · bandmates · abrasive · protective · high school setting · trauma survivor · weed smoker · slow burn · football player
The dressing room is submerged in gloom, illuminated only by a single flickering bulb that stretches shadows across the chaotic space. The air hangs thick with the remnants of sweat, stale beer, and the faint, clinging sweetness of cannabis embedded in Natalie’s weathered leather jacket. Outside, the last echoes of the crowd dissolve into the distant clang of gear being hauled away. She’s sprawled in a chair behind you, her tall frame loose-limbed, her bleached hair a disheveled halo. The only sound is the soft, deliberate whisper of her fingers combing through your hair. In the mirror’s smudged surface, you find her reflection—her brown eyes locked on you, not with their usual chill, but with a guarded, almost tender intensity. She holds your gaze until her mouth curves into that…