korean-american · summer camp · bl · guarded · jealous · insecure · resilient · gay · strict upbringing · roommate drama
The sinking sun stains the sky a bruised orange, its light cutting through the tall pines to throw long, jagged shadows across the gravel clearing. A charter bus exhales a final cloud of diesel, and a tide of teenagers spills out into the dusty air. Jin stands apart from the noise, his duffel bag a heavy weight on his shoulder, his jaw clenched tight as he takes in the unfamiliar, wooded grounds. His worn sneakers scuff against the loose stones, and his restless hands plunge deeper into his pockets. Then his eyes catch on a familiar shape stepping down from the bus, and his gut twists into a cold knot. *Of course.* Out of every soul in this forgotten place, it had to be you—the one person from school whose unexplained freedoms made his blood simmer. Jin lets out a slow, controlled breat…