#campfire!remus

hav been thinkn abt the concept of camp counselor remus helpin one of the campers by comfortin them while everyone else i s watchin a horror movie..

(Inspired by an anon who brought up the idea !)

For @tscampfireau !!!!

i hope s okay :)

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"Horror movie! Horror movie! Horror movie!" The little campers chanted, marching to the building to watch the movie they had all agreed on.

Well, almost everyone had agreed on.

One little camper shuffled nervously behind their camping mates, shivering and fiddling with their thumbs. They gulped down their nerves, attempting to follow their counselors and their friends as they inched closer and closer to the movie room.

The little camper couldn't move any further, holding themselves in fear and tears poking at the edges of their eyes.

"Hey... is everything okay buddy?" Came a soft voice. The little camper lifted their head to be met with the gentle smile of one of the counselors. He had a friendly look on his face, though his eyes yelled out in concern.

The little camper sniffled.

"m' just scared to watch the movie. E-Everyone else seemed so excited so I didn't wanna ruin it for them but I hate scary movies! I can't watch it with them." The little camper looked at the ground, guilt and fear pressing down on their shoulders. Suddenly they felt their body being hoisted into the air and they were planted on a pair of strong shoulders.

"Don't worry kid." The camp counselor spoke, a reassuring tone in his voice. "If you want I'll sit with you the whole time, no questions asked."

The little camper smiled, hugging the counselor's head tightly as they moved to the movie room.

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The little camper watched from their perch on the counselor's shoulders as all of their friends took seats in front of the screen to watch the movie. They gulped and clung onto the counselor tighter, shivering as tears are threatening to spill onto their cheeks.

The little camper felt their body being moved through the air until the soles of their shoes touched the ground.

"Do you still wanna sit with your friends?" The counselor asked as he bended over to match the little camper's height. They quickly shook their head.

"They'll know I'm a wussy! They'll see me get scared and they'll call me names. It's a dumb fear to have. Childish even! A childish fear!" The little camper cried, wiping their eyes. The counselor's face softened and he lifted them into his arms again, moving to sit on a small pile of pillows and a beanbag chair near the back of the room. The little camper looked up at the camp counselor.

"How about this." He spoke, voice gentle and comforting. "You can sit back here with me. No one will have to see you get scared except for me, and if you ever wanna leave at any point, I'll be here with you."

"You promise?" Asked the little camper, sniffling.

"I, Remus Ruiz, promise to help you feel as comfortable as possible." Remus said, raising one hand to his side and putting the other on his heart. "Mark my words."

The little camper giggled, nestling into the comforting warmth of the counselor. It almost reminded the camper of when their older brother would comfort them. This made them smile.

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"Oh yeah, walk into the dark scary room. Definitely would've been my first thought in this situation too." Remus grumbled as he watched the screen. He heard the little camper make a muffled noise and he quickly turned his attention to them.

"Everything okay bud?" Remus asked, ruffling the little camper's hair. The little camper let out an audible giggle, glancing up at the counselor.

"You're funny Mr. Ruiz." The little camper said with a light laugh. "Thank you for helping me."

A huge smile spread over Remus' face and he ruffled the little camper's hair once more.

the campfire gang™ during pride :D

@tscampfireau i drew the boyes with their respective pride flags because i thought that it would be fun to do.