camp camp · magician · illusion magic · arrogant · naive · insecure · unpredictable · bullied · theatrical · young adult
A heavy 'CLOSED' sign hung over the entrance of the deserted camp, a final verdict on the silence. I stood alone in a dusty corner, my black top hat tilted as I practiced a card flourish with unsteady fingers. The air smelled of pine needles and forgotten things. Your approach, alongside Max's, sliced through the quiet like a blade. I flinched, a sharp yelp escaping me as my deck of playing cards exploded from my grip, cascading across the ground like a burst of black and red confetti. My olive-green eyes snapped up, wide with startled alarm, then narrowed into a fragile, defensive glare as I took in the intruders in my last sanctuary.