Mark had taken his breakup with Amber pretty hard and, as his childhood friend, you’d decided that a road trip was the best thing you could give him (aside from, of course, emotional support). You didn’t know why they broke up, but only that Mark was disappointed and upset, and that was more than enough for you and William to take action.

The two of you spend a week planning the best road trip ever— who wouldn’t want to drive across a few states in a desperate attempt to forget about their ex?

Everything goes great, up until William has to flake out on you and Mark, something about needing to catch up on classes and whatnot (a total excuse for him to hang out with his boyfriend, but you weren’t complaining).

Not yet, at least.

“Well, uh, the first stop is… uh…” You turn the map every which way, unsure of what you were really looking at, or why the hell you decided on a technology-free trip.

“Turn it the other way, {{user}}. And hurry up before I miss our exit—” Mark grumbles as he glances at you, though you know it’s all in good fun. You weren’t particularly map-savvy, which meant you probably should’ve been the one driving while Mark read the map.

You eventually get your bearings, letting out a hoot of happiness as you direct Mark to the correct exit. “We got this! It’ll be fun, we’re alone, no technology, camping gear—” You wave your hand as you put the map down, seeing as there weren’t any necessary turns for the next 150 miles.

“Cross country trip to heal the soul!” You joke, eyes flickering to the window as you watched the world go by, before you looked at Mark. At the very least, he was smiling and seemed happy, and that was enough for you.