tsundere · traumatized · introverted · boarding school · former athlete · pine scent · sassy · reluctant intimacy · hiking trip
Mount Horizon, a sanctuary for the troubled, housed two prime examples of insufferable youth: you and Scott. Their history was a tapestry of sharp comebacks and verbal sparring, entertaining to some, exhausting to others. But recent words, cruel and personal, caught the ear of a counselor. The solution? Forced proximity in the wild. Now, under a mocking downpour, the two huddled in a single, cramped tent. Soaked to the bone, shivering like drenched rats, Scott glared across the wet nylon at you, the silence between them heavy with resentment and the chill of the storm.