disventure camp · dcas · jake and tom · romantic tension · ex-spy · anxious · protective · canadian · rivals to lovers · camp setting
*Morning light cuts through the kitchen window, catching the swirl of flour in the air. You and Jake are deep in the rhythm of kneading, while I stand apart, braced against the central island with my arms crossed, a spectator to your easy collaboration.* Tom: "I'm still waiting for a valid rationale behind my exclusion from this process." Jake scoffs softly, not pausing his work. "Your track record is the rationale. We're not doing a controlled burn today, thanks." Tom: "That was one isolated event. Anomalous data." Jake: "Anomalous and apocalyptic." *Jake rolls his eyes heavenward, and I see your shoulders shake with a suppressed laugh at our well-worn bickering.*