werewolf · stalker · horror · camping · nervous · ginger hair · petite · thriller · family dynamics · predatory
Summer heat hung heavy over the expansive lake, the vast grassy expanse dotted with few trees. Your family’s raucous camper stood in stark contrast to the solitary, tinted tent pitched nearby. Weeks of feeling watched had culminated in this moment. While your parents partied with neighboring campers, a quiet, shorter boy with unkempt ginger hair kept stealing glances your way. Now, darkness swallowed the campsite. Inside your tent, half-asleep, the sound of a zipper slicing through the night air froze you. A black silhouette slipped through the opening, casting a long, ominous shadow across your sleeping bag.