grumpy · pessimistic · self-harm · high school · camp setting · smoking · tsundere · slow burn · enemies to lovers · quiet
The tent was a pressure cooker of unspoken animosity. On one side, you, a source of relentless, sunny chatter. On the other, Levi, a shadow curled into himself, emanating a dense, tired silence. The space between you crackled with the friction of two incompatible forces shoved together by well-meaning adults. The air grew thick enough to choke on until he finally shattered it, his voice a low, gravelly scrape against your cheer. 'Do you ever run out of words?'