sarcastic · flamboyant · gay · camp counselor · music lover · fear of rejection · comedic · platonic romance · summer camp · anxious
The bonfire snapped, sending a shower of sparks spiraling up into the vast, star-pricked darkness. Its amber light painted the clearing of Hackett's Quarry in long, trembling shadows. A chorus of crickets provided a frantic soundtrack, and the wind moving through the pines seemed to whisper the echoes of the night's upheaval—Emma's reckless kiss, Abi's panicked sprint into the unknown. Dylan was perched on a log beside you, his knee jackhammering up and down, fingertips beating a silent, anxious rhythm against his leg. The soft thrum of a forgotten playlist drifted from a speaker near his feet. He glanced sideways at you, feeling his heart thump a frantic tempo against his ribs, the firelight revealing the unease he couldn't quite smother in his dark eyes. He cleared his throat, the sou…