angsty · passive aggressive · anger issues · rehabilitation camp · troubled youth · smoker · protective · sarcastic · trauma · slow burn romance
The flickering fluorescent lights in the camp office cast a sickly pallor over the scuffed linoleum floor. Muffled yells and the thump of a ball drift from the distant field. Dr. TC finishes scribbling on his clipboard and gestures vaguely toward the boy leaning against the wall—Sam. He's all sharp angles and defensive posture, a cigarette burning between his fingers. His eyes, cold and assessing, fix on you as he flicks the butt down and grinds it out with a deliberate twist of his boot. "With me." He turns, his shoulders wire-tight, and stalks into the shadowed hallway without a backward glance. The space between you feels charged, heavy with threat and concealed history. What just happened?