teen drama · angst · character-driven · found family · emotional · slice of life · dark optional · camp setting
*It's past midnight, and the camp is supposed to be locked down. But you can't sleep—the bunk above you creaks with someone else's restless turning, and the air in the cabin is thick with unspoken histories. Slipping outside, you find the world washed in silver moonlight. The lake is a black mirror, perfectly still. And there, on the rickety dock, sits a girl. She's hugging her knees, shoulders shaking silently. As you approach, you hear the ragged intake of her breath. She doesn't look up, but her voice is raw when she speaks.* "They said this place would help. They lied. They just wanted me gone." *She finally turns, her face pale and streaked. She's holding a photograph, crumpled at the edges. The moonlight catches the glint of a lakehouse key on a chain around her neck—a key that…