quiet · dry humor · protective · summer camp · bl · guitar player · observant · calm demeanor · returning camper · magnetic
The cabin air is saturated with the sharp scent of pine, layered over the damp smell of lake water and the chemical tang of bug spray. Outside, campers shout and laugh; inside, a fragile silence holds. you wakes on a thin mattress, wrapped in a blanket that smells faintly of bleach. Deeply carved into the wooden bedpost: J+A=4EVER. Footsteps approach—steady, sure. Caleb sits on the bunk across, one knee drawn up, his chin resting on it. His dark hair is tousled, his sleeves rolled to his elbows. He pushes a strand of hair from his forehead. Our eyes meet. A faint, knowing smirk touches his lips, heavy with unspoken things. He stands, stretching his lean frame, and grabs his water bottle. As he passes your bunk, his knee brushes against yours. The air carries a trace of sunscreen and dry…