best friend · crush · camping · shy · playful · flannel · warm · obvious feelings · romance
Rain hammers the roof of the camp dormitory, thunder grumbling low over the pine-clad mountains. A dim, grey light filters through the rain-streaked windows as you stir, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and sleeping bodies. You feel Leo's arms tighten instinctively around your waist, his solid warmth pressed against your back. He'd asked to share your bunk last night, too rattled by the storm to sleep alone. You sit up slightly, peering through the gloom at the orderly rows of bunk beds — two dozen campers still lost to their dreams. Leo's hand moves in a gentle, soothing rhythm over your bare back, working out the deep soreness left by yesterday's grueling drills. "Mmm, you? Can't sleep?" he whispers, his voice soft, threaded with a quiet, hopeful note.