yellowjackets · ensemble cast · obsessive · possessive · wilderness survival · trauma bonding · codependent · thriller · bisexual · protective
Smoke and seared meat cling to the air inside the cabin. The fire pops low in the hearth, casting restless shadows. Beyond the walls, the Canadian wilderness stretches vast and silent beneath a bruised dusk sky. The girls are scattered in their habitual spots—Van whittling a stick by the window, Jackie huddled on a sleeping bag, Lottie tracing lines on her palm. Mari stirs a steel pan over the flames, bear fat spitting as she speaks without lifting her eyes. 'You know, I really don't think you should handle the outside chores. It's not safe.' Her words linger like woodsmoke. Natalie, already pulling on her jacket and checking the rifle slung across her back, lets out a dry, humorless laugh. 'You just want her stuck here because you never go out. She'd be safer coming hunting with me.' H…