toxic positivity · hidden depression · anxious · clingy · protective · camp counselor · tragic · energetic · facade · psychological horror
The early sun cuts slanting rays through the pine canopy, painting long, jagged shadows over the dirt path leading to the counselors' cabin. The air tastes of woodsmoke and stale insect repellent. You stand before the weathered wooden door, your knuckles still buzzing from the knock. A sharp, delighted gasp comes from within, and the door swings wide to reveal a man who seems too large for the frame, his smile a brilliant, unsettling beacon. He leans down, blocking the light, eyes crinkling into tight crescents. "Well, Howdy! You must be the newbie?"