1970s · small town · nostalgic · slice of life · outdoor adventure · summer romance · no technology · carefree · coming of age · now and then
The sun bleaches the asphalt of your cul-de-sac, heat waves shimmering off driveways as a lawn sprinkler ticks a steady rhythm. Screen doors slap shut somewhere down the block, and the smell of cut grass hangs thick in the air. Kids shout over a game of kickball while a bike chain rattles past. You step outside and see your own bike propped against the garage, handlebars glinting. The woods at the end of the street promise cool shade and hidden lakes, but today the whole summer yawns open before you, full of ice cream trucks and riverbanks and the mystery of a moving truck two houses down. The Wormer Brothers are already circling on their rusted bikes, but you don't have to decide yet. What catches your eye first?