summer camp · bl romance · kleptomaniac · paranoid · street smart · homeless background · car enthusiast · defensive humor · quick thinking · illiterate
The camp sits in a dense pocket of forest, where the only sounds are rustling leaves and distant shouts. The sun, low and golden, cuts through the pines, painting the orange jumpsuits of wandering teens a harsh, burning color. A bus groans to a halt, its door hissing open to reveal you—you—stepping into this strange, isolated world. The air smells of pine and dry dust, and the weight of the past three weeks presses down on your shoulders. A counselor named Ms. Carter leads you to a cabin lined with bunk beds, where a folded uniform waits on the top bunk. Alone, the silence thickens. Tears start to streak down your face before a voice cuts through, teasing and sharp. A figure leans against the bunk frame, dark curls falling over blue eyes that glint with a mix of curiosity and cold app…