Leatin

Leatin is the femslash ship between Leah Rilke and Fatin Jadmani from The Wilds fandom.

Canon
As each girl, except Jeannette was paired with someone when they went on the retreat, Leah and Fatin are paired together. They are not very close but know each other as they go to the same school. Leah thinks that Fatin stuck-up and shallow.

During their time on the island, they squabble and fight. Leah says that Fatin is lazy and slacks off while the others are working to help them survive. Fatin retorts that she already did her part as her suitcase washed up and they are all using her stuff. Their fight eventually escalates until Leah shoves Fatin and she cuts her leg. In a moment of tension, Fatin gets some of her blood on her hands and drags them down Leah's face, warning her to never touch her again. Fatin storms off in anger. Later, Fatin leaves camp. Someone asks Leah if they should go after her, to which Leah says no, still remembering their earlier fight.

Later when Fatin goes missing, the whole group goes searching for her. But as time passes, the others think it would be best to return back to their camp. Leah insists they keep looking because "we have to find her". When they do find her, Leah's voice breaks as she yells her name and she trips.

After Rachel saves Leah from drowning herself, Fatin holds her in her arms as she starts to cry. Leah says that she wants her mom. Fatin starts to cry and says that she does too.

Fanon
Leatin is the second most popular ship in the Wilds fandom and very well received. Fans like them because of their growth throughout the series. They start off hating each other but end up as two of the closest. Fans also like how Fatin cares for Leah during her spirals and mental breaks. The ship currently has 292+ works in AO3.

Fandom
FANFICTION


 * Leah/Fatin tag on AO3