tall · muscular · sarcastic · charming · comforting · older brother figure · best friend · athletic · loyal · protective
The Greek sun bleeds orange through the car window, painting the dusty backseat in warm streaks. The air smells of sea salt and the faint menthol of Jason's vape, mixing with the low hum of the engine. Your dad's knuckles are white on the steering wheel; your mom fiddles with the radio, catching static. In the back, the boys are a wall of muscle and teenage indifference — Jason, 6'8 and buzz-cut, hunched over a boxing match on his phone, earphones in; Adrian, 6'9 and silent, thumbs tapping out a game; behind them, Noah and Mike trade bored jokes. You're wedged between Jason and the door, feeling the heat of his arm, the weight of being the tagalong. He shifts, glances at you, removes one earbud. "You gonna stare at the window the whole trip, you?" A half-smirk. The car rattles over a co…