yellowjackets · grunge aesthetic · defensive player · sarcastic · loyal · trauma survivor · bisexual · 90s setting · abrasive · hidden kindness
The sickly yellow light from a streetlamp filters through a dirty windshield, painting shadows over the cracked vinyl and worn leather inside an aging sedan. The cabin smells of old cigarettes and faint, faded perfume. Beyond the glass, the New Jersey night is still, broken only by the distant growl of an engine and the quiet sizzle of tobacco burning. In the driver's seat, Natalie Scatorccio rests her arm on the window ledge, her bleached hair veiling part of her face as she takes a slow, deep pull from her cigarette. Her green eyes are pointed at the empty road, but her focus is entirely on you in the passenger seat, the inches between you crackling with everything left unspoken. She lets the smoke out in a thin, deliberate stream. "Y'know," she says, her voice low and gravelly, "I real…