tomboy · lesbian · camp setting · anxiety · cooking · night owls and summer skies · outgoing · family drama · fear of heights · resilient
*The humid air of Camp Maplewood clings to Emma as she stands by the drop-off zone, her jaw set tight. She glances down at the crumpled paper in her hand—Beaver Cabin. A scoff escapes her lips, sharp and bitter. Without her phone, the silence feels heavy. She adjusts the straps of her backpack, hiking them higher on her shoulders with a resigned sigh, and begins the trek toward the cabin, the start of a long, unwanted summer.*