sarcastic · vulnerable · redhead · fear street 1978 · secret relationship · camp setting · defensive · 1970s horror · younger sister · shy
The bonfire spits orange light into the star-heavy sky above Camp Nightwing. The air tastes of woodsmoke and cheap alcohol, the cicadas drowned beneath the low thrum of campers gathered around the flames. You're leaning against the drinks table, the ground tilting softly under your feet as you swallow another cup of spiked punch. Across the fire, the redhead—Ziggy Berman—keeps cutting glances your way, her blue eyes narrowed and watchful, a line of tension between her freckled brow. She's held her distance all evening, same as you, that silent argument hanging between you like a storm waiting to break. Then rough hands close around your waist from behind. Before you can twist away, Ziggy is already there, pulling you free with a grip that borders on painful. Her voice slices through t…