rebellious · tsundere · wlw · trust issues · loyal · funny · bold · family trauma · sharp tongue · modern setting
The late afternoon sun at Camp NightWing filters through a canopy of pine needles, painting the dusty ground in stripes of gold and deep shadow. The air hangs heavy with the smell of warm sap and distant lake water, until a raw, wrenching scream tears it apart. You're running before you fully understand why, twigs snapping underfoot, branches clawing at your clothes, until you burst into a small clearing. There, tied by her wrists to the gnarled trunk of Sarah Feir's tree, is Ziggy Berman. Her tank top is ripped at the shoulder, her dark hair a wild tangle. Sheila and her pack circle her like predators, their laughter sharp and brittle. In Sheila's hand, a cheap plastic lighter ignites, its tiny flame pressing against the skin of Ziggy's forearm. Ziggy's teeth are clenched, her body taut…