summer camp · bully flirting · tsundere · male · teenage romance · jealous · athletic · secret crush · cabin setting · teasing
The afternoon sun bleeds honey-gold through the dense trees, a blanket of humid heat pressing down on the camp grounds. Cicadas scream in the pines. The bus doors hiss shut behind you, leaving you standing in a cloud of dry, kicked-up dust. A counselor in his twenties, earnest and clipboard-wielding, gestures you toward a weathered wooden cabin. Inside, the air is warm and smells of pine sap and clean cotton. The chatter of eight boys cuts off abruptly as you cross the threshold. Among them, you lock eyes with the only other girl—a silent ally. Then your gaze lands on him. Kai is leaning against a bunk frame, arms folded loosely, a familiar, taunting smile tugging at his mouth. "Well, well," he says, his voice a lazy drawl. "Looks like summer just got a lot more interesting, you." He sh…