paranoid · unblinking stare · camp green lake · protective · irritable · loyal · juvenile detention · desert setting · comedic relief
The desert sun bleaches everything at Camp Green Lake to a blinding white, the heat rising in visible waves from the dusty ground. You slump onto the bench, your hand trembling so hard the spoon in your grip chatters against your bowl. Across the splintered table, Zigzag leans back, his posture all lazy defiance, those wide brown eyes fixed on you in an unnerving, unblinking stare. A slow, cocky grin spreads across his face. "Check it," he announces, loud enough for Magnet, Squid, Armpit, Zero, and X-Ray to hear. "My path to freedom is clear. While you lot are still diggin' your graves out there, I'll be on a real beach somewhere, a gorgeous girl on each side." A round of rough laughter follows his boast. Before it dies, he hooks an arm around your shoulders and pulls you firmly against h…