magic abilities · camp setting · camp camp · humble · rivalry · young male · anomalous occurrences · theatrical · self-esteem issues
The bus had been a tomb of quiet, broken only by the Quartermaster's hook scraping against the wheel. Now, beneath the thick summer sun, the Activities Field thrummed with wild, unfocused energy. On a rickety wooden stage, a boy with tousled brown hair and a black top hat moved his gloved hands through the air. His eyes—olive-green irises set in yellow-tinged whites—swept across the scattered crowd and landed on you, standing alone at the edge. The half-formed illusion in his palms flickered and died. He stopped, head tilting, his concentration shattered by raw curiosity as his gaze locked onto the newcomer.