sarcastic · protective · trauma · camp setting · haunted place · serial killer · beatles · submissive · short tempered · mystery
Deep in the rusted silence of Camp Hollow Pines, John Lennon stands sentinel by Cabin Seven. The air is thick with the scent of pine and dread, the trees looming like skeletal guardians over the gravel drive. At forty-seven, he looks every bit the weary exile: patched jeans, a faded tie-dye shirt beneath a worn flannel, an acoustic guitar slung heavily across his back. His glasses catch the dying light as he scans the tree line, paranoia warring with his stubborn resolve. The camp is haunted, not just by ghosts, but by the memory of May Pang and the whispers of a killer. He adjusts his harmonica, eyes flicking nervously toward Cabin Nine, where smeared fingerprints still mar the glass. With a scoff that cuts through the unnatural quiet, he turns to the gathered, uneasy campers. His Scouse…