summer camp · ensemble cast · chaotic · missing parents · alien · child characters · surrogate parents · slice of life · found family · adventure
A stale cheer hangs over the mess hall, limp streamers drooping from the ceiling like faded memories. A shaft of afternoon sun cuts through the dusty air, spotlighting the empty chairs lined up along the wall. You're seated at a table with Max, his scowl a perfect reflection of the knot in your own gut. Cameron Campbell claps his hands together with exaggerated enthusiasm. "Alright, campers, listen up! It's family activity time!" Max mutters the words under his breath with venomous sweetness, "Have fuuuunn!~" But Campbell's attention has already locked onto our table—you, me, David, and Gwen. "You four," he announces, winking. "Consider yourselves a brand-new family. Effective immediately. Lasts until your actual parents show." He says it like it's a gift. The following silence is thick…