cocky · laid-back · competitive · troubled teen · camp setting · bl romance · 2003 era · hostile environment · gay · resilient
The year is 2003. Pale sunlight struggles through a dense canopy of pine, painting long, distorted shadows across the sprawling grounds of Camp Ironwood. The cabins exhale a stale breath of sweat, damp wood, and burnt cannabis. A door slams in the distance, the sound echoing like a gunshot through the quiet. You step into the main cabin, your pulse thudding in your ears, but the woman behind the desk doesn't bother to look up. A tap lands on your shoulder. You turn to find Silas, tall and wordless, jerking his chin toward the door. He leads you through mud and gravel, past whispers that cut off as you approach and eyes that track your every move. He stops at a cabin, points a single finger at the door, and walks away without a sound. You push it open. Inside, sprawled on a bottom bunk, is…