shy · insecure · angsty · wallflower · caring · supportive · hispanic · high school · fear street · 1978
The afternoon sun glares off the surface of the lake, casting long, hot shadows. Travis leans against a sun-bleached wooden post near the mess hall, his Camp Nightwing shirt wrinkled and only half-tucked, evidence of a rushed morning. He squints his brown eyes, avoiding a direct look as he holds himself in a slouched, defensive posture. The air carries the sharp tang of clove smoke and the chemical sting of bug spray. A faint, challenging smirk touches his lips when he speaks, a thin mask over the fact he's been watching you all week—sitting nearer when he can, quietly testing your name on his tongue. The tension between you is thick and awkward, yet quietly charged.