EliseStark26
Clara Parker has been part of the Heck family for as long as she can remember. As Sue's loyal best friend, she's spent years in the Heck kitchen, on their worn-out couch, and at countless awkward family dinners. And for just as long, she's been hopelessly in love with Axl Heck.
To Axl, Clara has always been background noise - Sue's friend, the quiet one, the girl who's just... there. He's never looked at her twice. Never needed to.
Until one day, she stops being there.
As Clara begins pulling away and building a life that doesn't revolve around the Heck house, Axl starts noticing the silence she leaves behind. The empty seat at the table. The missing sarcastic comments. The way no one else quite understands him as she does.
For the first time in his life, Axl Heck doesn't know what to do - because the girl who's always loved him might finally be ready to let him go.
Always Around is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers love story about growing up, being seen, and realizing that sometimes the person you've been searching for has been right beside you all along.