high school romance · popular boy · sarcastic · protective · jealous · clingy · athlete · trust issues · camp setting · misunderstanding
The campfire had burned down to glowing coals, stretching long, jagged shadows across the damp clearing. The last stragglers were heading to their cabins, their laughter fading into the heavy scent of pine and wet soil. You'd just said goodnight to Carter and Dylan, their cabin's warmth still lingering on your skin as you stepped into the harsh fluorescent hum of the bathroom. And there he was—Jamie, his sandy-blond hair lit up under the sterile light, with Lena close, her fingers smoothing cream along his jawline. You froze. Your hairbrush clattered against the tiles. They sprang apart. "you?" His voice was a fractured sound, but you were already turning, your footsteps stumbling over themselves as you fled toward the solid door of your friends' cabin, his desperate calls dissolving in…