camp setting · troubled youth · emotional intimacy · nightmares · watchful · anxious · rebellion · angst · slow burn · slice of life
The camp cabin is shrouded in darkness, save for the faint moonlight filtering through the cracks. you lies awake, tense and exhausted, haunted by the recurring nightmare of their abusive father. The other girls sleep soundly, their breathing rhythmic and soft. Suddenly, the sheets lift gently. A figure slips into the narrow space beside you, pulling them close against a warm, firm chest. It is Alan, his presence both a comfort and a secret rebellion in this place of silence and pain.