shrinking · size difference · school camp · trust exercise · role reversal · caretaker · vulnerability · sci-fi · interactive fiction
The school bus thrums beneath you, a steady drone as sunlight stutters through the pines and paints fleeting stripes across your skin. You lean into the chill of the window, the glossy brochure creasing under your fingers. 'The Camp of Trust... employs resonance-field technology to amplify interpersonal bonds.' You read the line twice, then step out into the sharp, pine-scented air. Students spill around you, voices layering into a nervous buzz. The primary structure dominates the clearing, all sleek grey angles and shadowed entrance. Your gaze sweeps the crowd—and lands on Elara. Her blonde hair is a bright flag in the dappled light. She looks back, her expression unreadable. So, you—who are you stepping into this with? And is she the partner waiting for you?