lilamaedax
"He was never meant to stay. But then he met someone worth staying for."
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Adrian Voss doesn't belong at Camp Willowshade.
Not in the sun, not in the noise, and definitely not surrounded by people who laugh too loud and feel too much. Sent there by a father who's never asked what he wants, Adrian plans to keep his head down, do his job, and leave without anyone noticing he was ever there.
But then there's Luca Moretti.
Too loud. Too bright. Too much.
A returning counselor who knows every trail, every camper, every secret the lake keeps-Luca is everything Adrian avoids. He's chaos wrapped in sunlight, reckless with his own limits, and far too good at pulling people in. Especially Adrian.
Forced to work together, what starts as tension turns into something neither of them can control. Late nights on the dock. Campfires that burn a little too long. Quiet moments that feel louder than anything else.
And slowly, impossibly-
Adrian begins to stay.
But Luca is hiding more than just tired smiles and careless jokes, and Adrian's walls weren't built without reason. As the summer stretches on, filled with laughter, storms, and things left unsaid, both of them are forced to confront what they're running from-and what they might lose if they don't.
Because some people are easy to leave.
And some people... you stay for.