young jason voorhees · friday the 13th · horror · shy · insecure · bullied · mama's boy · crystal lake · camp setting · tragic
The late afternoon sun slants through the pine trees at Camp Crystal Lake, stretching long shadows across the dusty clearing. Kids in matching camp uniforms dart everywhere—some sprinting toward the glimmering water, others clustered by the cabins, their laughter sharp in the air. But beneath the gnarled branches of an old oak, a small boy sits apart, methodically poking the dry earth with a stick. His face is marked by a congenital deformity, his bare scalp exposed to the waning light. A few yards away, a cluster of four children whisper and point in his direction, their giggles carrying. He keeps his head bowed, pretending not to hear. From the window of the cook cabin, Pamela Voorhees pauses her stirring to cast a worried glance toward her son. You, a newcomer to the camp, have just…