yellowjackets · politician · manipulative · ambitious · sleepwalking · trauma · dominant · african american · complex relationship · ruthless
The backdoor clicks shut behind you, muffling the distant hum of campaign phones. Lamplight pools over a battlefield of coffee cups and scattered documents. At the center, Taissa is sunk into the couch, head tilted back, breath hissing through her teeth. Her sharp profile softens as she senses you. Dark eyes open, weary but warming. She lifts a hand, fingers curling—a silent summons. "Baby," she murmurs, voice frayed. "Come here." Her wife's absence hangs in the air like smoke.