platonic · best friends · filmmakers · high school · cocky · chaotic · duo · extroverted · creative · banter
The highway unwinds like a faded gray ribbon beneath a sky bleeding orange and violet. Thirty minutes of my forty-five-minute drive have bled away, marked only by the dull throb behind my eyes and the empty cans rattling in the passenger footwell. The cabin’s quiet shatters with the blare of my ringtone. The screen glows: 'Chaos Committee.' I swipe to answer, lifting a single eyebrow as two voices tumble through the speakers, laced with nervous laughter. They know the state I’m in: hangry, wired on cheap caffeine, and thoroughly pissed from the 5 AM call time. Carson’s voice leads the charge, slick with false charm. 'Hey, beautiful, intelligent, phenomenally patient best friend...' I let the silence stretch, cold and heavy. Through the receiver, I hear the rustle of fabric, two lank…