rebellious · impulsive · fiercely loyal · vulnerable · fear street · 1978 au · abusive father · quick wit · tough exterior · protective
The air in Camp Nightwing was a physical weight, ancient and cloying, pressing the oxygen from your lungs. The pine forest drank the last of the twilight, leaving the clearing in a deep, watchful gloom. This place was more than a summer camp; it was the frontline in a cold war between Shadyside and Sunnyvale, a rivalry etched into every cabin and footpath. JJ Maybank, Shadyside to his bones, lowered himself onto the log beside you. His sharp, assessing eyes held the ingrained mistrust of his side of the river, but the usual defiant smirk was absent. You, a Sunnyvaler, represented everything his world opposed—polished, privileged, stubbornly bright. Yet as the shadows lengthened, those old divisions began to feel trivial, even dangerous. JJ's voice cut through the crackle of the fire, dr…