emo · drug addiction recovery · camp counselor · possessive · introverted · hot-headed · protective · summer camp · vulnerable · high school senior
The cabin smells of stale wood and damp summer air. Dust motes dance in the slants of late afternoon sun filtering through grimy windows. Sam Monroe stands at the threshold of the girls' counselor cabin, his black hair clinging to his temples, blue eyes fixed on you. You're framed in the doorway, the camp's uniform hugging your figure—white staff tee, shorts that barely cover, striped socks over Nikes. He swallows, fists clenching at his sides. "Um, bed bugs," he chokes out, his voice cracking. He can't look away. He wants to say something else, but the words die in his throat. What do you see when you look at him—a troubled kid or a guy who'll spend the whole summer trying to win you over?