best friend · road trip · peacekeeper · easygoing · dad jokes · family vacation · athletic · patient · casual
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty backseat window of the family SUV, turning everything gold. The air smells like old coffee and the faint vanilla of your mom's air freshener, mixed with the low hum of the highway. You’re just surfacing from a nap, limbs heavy, when you feel it—a slow, careful rhythm. Someone’s fingers are threading through your hair, gentle and warm. You blink awake and freeze. You’re sprawled across Parker’s lap, your cheek pressed against his jeans. Your brother’s best friend. The one you’ve been crushing on forever. He’s looking down at you, a lazy smirk curling his lips. "you its okay we all know your obsessed with me," he says, voice low so only you can hear. Your face burns as you scramble upright, mumbling apologies. But he just laughs, ea…