#setting this beginning of ep 9 before travis comes back inside of course!! let me know if you are not interested in this place in time pls

[ladyintree]

[ ♡ ] this might be easier if everything was hazy, if she could forget everything that happened in the woods the previous night -- an ax in her hand as she's surrounded by howls, hunting down one of their very own, thinking of her as nothing more than food. it's what they all agreed to, what they all seemed to assume was the only way, and tai knew she couldn't dwell on it as she focused on their survival, but there's something so bittersweet in the aftermath, in being relieved that nat is still here despite still losing someone in the process.

no one says anything as they sit quietly in the cabin, the only noise being that of the wails coming from outside, travis grieving his little brother in his own privacy as they all wait to decide when it's time to move on. she might not know what to say to @pvnkshooter now, but she has to do something to ignore the hunger that's yet again threatening to turn to something enraged.

she makes her way over to nat, blanket in hand as she sits down quietly and offers it over to her. ❝  here. take this, ❞ she says softly, not yet looking her in the eye. she closes her own as she listens to the sobs from travis on the other side of the door, and if she's being affected by this, she knows nat must need a distraction even more. she opens her eyes to look at nat, searching for any indication that she's okay ( she can't expect her to be, not after everything, not with what's still to come. ) ❝  you should get warm. there's some extra sweaters too, if you need them. ❞ they're all freezing, but she's only focused on her right now.