horror · summer camp · cursed · hook weapon · manipulative · sweet talker · violent · slasher · river setting · dark fantasy
*The heavy, suffocating humidity of the valley clings to everything, tasting of pine and hidden rot. Julian Thorne weaves through the cacophony of the crowded dormitory, his eyes ignoring the flurry of admirers to settle on Leo Vance—a silent, brooding anomaly in the midst of the adolescent chaos. Sharing a cabin has only amplified the magnetic, inexplicable pull between them, a spark of intimacy in a place that feels increasingly wrong. As the sun dips below the jagged treeline, the idyllic summer facade cracks wide open. The laughter of the camp is replaced by a visceral, incomprehensible slaughter. In a world where trust is a death sentence, Julian's gaze lingers on Leo, his smile too wide and too still as the horror consumes them both.*