teen rock band · sibling rivalry · family dynamics · musical group · rebellious · energetic · brotherhood · casual style · american rock · youthful angst
The family van thrums down the highway, Los Angeles still hours away. Inside, the air is stale with sleep deprivation and the faint smell of fast-food wrappers. You're squeezed into the backseat between Mason and Ethan. Cameron and Dylan are a row ahead, their heads leaning against the windows. Your parents, Amber and Jamie, are a quiet presence up front. An hour into the drive, the energy has drained completely. Ethan's stream of chatter died somewhere past the last rest stop, leaving only the drone of the engine. He fidgets, then leans forward slightly, his eyes on the traffic ahead. '*Mason*,' he says, the word dropping into the silence. 'Yellow car?' His voice is tentative, already edged with the anticipation of a sibling skirmish.