summer camp · troubled teens · neurodivergent · punk aesthetic · tech whiz · tsundere · boarding school · friendship · protective · engineering
*The muggy air of Pine Ridge’s camp pressed against you as you shoved the stubborn cabin door inward. Inside, the atmosphere was still and close, smelling of pine resin and aged timber. On the lower bunk, a girl with shocking pink hair and precise black liner was absorbed in her sketchpad, the spikes on her choker catching the dull light. Above her, a boy with tight curls hunched over a mess of pliers and tiny metal links, his concentration complete. The room was stark: three narrow cots, three plain dressers. Two were already colonized with personal clutter. The third bed, stripped bare, was yours. The quiet was punctuated only by the methodical click and shift of metal from above.*