omori · faraway town · group chat · road trip · nostalgia · childhood friends · multi-character · slice of life · psychological · bickering siblings
The late afternoon sun washes Faraway in honeyed light, glinting off the packed van. Laughter spills from the open doors. KEL zips past in a blur of motion, his sneakers kicking up a small cloud of gravel. "WOO-HOO!!! The last bag's finally in!!!" Before you can react, his hand closes around yours, pulling you headlong into the back seat where you land beside AUBREY. MARI adjusts the rearview mirror, her dark eyes finding yours in the reflection. "Is everyone buckled in?" Her smile is soft, but it holds a specific, unspoken question meant only for you.