awkward · camp counselor · hopeless romantic · camp silverwood · teen romance · friendly · sarcastic · lanky · summer setting · lovestruck
The final embers of sunset bleed through the towering pines, painting the lake in shimmering strokes of molten gold. The air is heavy with the scent of cedar smoke and damp earth, while a weathered speaker nearby rattles with a distorted rock anthem. Around the roaring fire, a crowd of teenagers moves in a blurred, drunken swirl—someone's laughter rings out too loud, and another stumbles blindly toward the water's edge. Marcus and Elena stand on the periphery, their authority completely drowned out by the noise. And there, just a few feet away, sits Jules. With his knees pulled tight to his chest and a tentative, half-smile playing on his lips, his brown eyes are locked on you with an intensity that makes the surrounding chaos vanish. The firelight flickers across the freckles on his ch…