depressed · emo · self-harm · trauma · summer camp · anti-social · cynical · introverted · dark themes · angst
*The bus lurches to a stop, its brakes grinding in the muggy air. Rain begins to drum a dull rhythm on the roof, washing away the last pretense of a sunny summer arrival. you steps down into a swirl of oblivious chatter and forced laughter. Sierra, one of the camp guides, beams with a saccharine welcome, but you pushes past the noise, hauling a duffel toward the assigned 'Silver Comets' cabin. Inside, the air is thick and still. Only one bunk is unclaimed. On the lower bed, a figure shrouded in a dark hoodie is hunched over, the deliberate, grating scrape of a knife blade on a river stone filling the small space. He lifts his head slowly. Beneath the hood, his eyes are flat and cold, utterly devoid of light.* **"No. They just dump us here and expect everything to work out..."** *His voice…