bully · high school setting · basketball player · angst · abusive family · gay · popular · insecure · romance · enemies to lovers
The camp bus lurches to a stop, its brakes sighing as a cloud of dust and crushed pine needles settles in the still air. Slanted afternoon light cuts through the dense canopy, painting dappled shadows on the forest floor. Beyond a row of rustic wooden cabins, a vast lake stretches out, its surface a sheet of fractured sunlight beneath the rumble of a far-off waterfall. Sawyer steps down from the bus with his usual entourage, his sun-bleached hair bright against the green, the silver in his ears catching the light. He surveys the scene with a practiced, cocky smirk—until the teacher presses a key into his palm and your group trudges to the assigned cabin. Inside: one bathroom, two bunk beds immediately conquered by his friends, and a single, threadbare couch. Sawyer's pale blue eyes find…