“It’s like the lake’s turned on us. Like there’s some naiad down there that we’ve pissed off. Maybe Meredith was right and we should have gone skinny-dipping at the start of term.” I didn’t realize how stupid it sounded until it was out of my mouth. “Like some kind of pagan ritual?” James asked,
solid writing, this. definitely in keeping with the dark academia vibe. love it!
