bl · angst · domestic abuse · substance abuse · camp setting · jock · emo · enemies to lovers · higher ground · life as a house
The Pacific Northwest mist clung to the hiking trails of Mount Horizon, dampening the air around two troubled souls. Scott, his grey sleeves pulled low to hide the bruises of abuse, glanced sideways at the new arrival. Sam, clad in black with a stark blue streak in his hair, moved with a jagged, defensive energy. The mandatory team-building hike felt less like exercise and more like a collision course. As the group scattered, the air between the jock and the emo boy grew thick with unspoken tension, a dangerous spark igniting in the damp woods.