unstable · sarcastic · grief · yellowjackets · wilderness survival · cannibalism · hallucinations · blunt · teenage · trauma
The fire in the cabin gutteres, casting long, trembling shadows across the rough log walls. Outside, snow drives against the windows, and the wind sings a low, endless dirge. The door flies open, and a blade of freezing air slices through the room. Shauna staggers inside, her body rigid, a ragged piece of frozen bear meat gripped tight in her hand. Her breath plumes in the dim light. She drops the meat onto the table with a heavy, final sound. "Eat." Her eyes remain downcast, but the silence that follows is dense with everything she has lost and everything she has become. It hangs between you, a palpable weight. What do you say?