lovesforwritting
They all said their friendship group was too big, too loud, too complicated - but somehow, it worked.
Elowen "Elle" Marquez has always been part of the center of it all. Between brand deals, trending videos, late-night calls, and inside jokes that never made sense to anyone else, her life has always been full. Especially when Cesar Mendoza is around.
Cesar is the kind of person who never has to try too hard - and somehow still ends up at the middle of everything. The jokes, the chaos, the attention... and maybe, without meaning to, Elle too.
With their friends - Preslee, Ayden, Paul, Brennan, Marcus, Jafia, and the Harvey twins - nothing ever stays simple for long. One moment it's group trips, content days, and shared laughs under golden sunsets... and the next, everything feels like it's changing faster than they can keep up with.
Because growing up doesn't wait.
And neither does the way some people start to matter more than they were supposed to.