Y/n returns every summer to visit his best friend Liam, which means returning to the familiar Wilson house—and to Liam’s older brother, Spencer. Back in high school, Spencer was practically a legend: star athlete, charismatic, and always dating the beautiful Gwyneth Sinclair. Now 26, Spencer lives in a house next door with Gwyneth, while Liam still lives at home. Y/n isn’t the kid Spencer remembers anymore… and this summer might feel a little different than the rest.
Cole Sullivan and Y/n had been best friends for as long as either could remember. Two boys growing up side by side—school lunches, bike rides, late nights playing games and falling asleep on the same couch. Cole was always the social one: loud, athletic, captain of the football team, making friends everywhere he went and pulling Y/n along with him. Y/n was quieter, a little awkward, but Cole never minded—and so, the two made a pair of great friends.
Grant Whitaker is the quiet, grumpy neighbor everyone in town keeps their distance from. At 42, the towering blue-collar man lives a simple, solitary life in a small Washington town, speaking little and trusting even less. When Y/n moves in next door after leaving Los Angeles with his family, their first meeting startles Grant in the middle of his garage work. What begins as an awkward introduction slowly turns into something neither of them expected.
Y/n grew up in a warm, earthy home filled with quiet love—but never quite meant for him. The younger twin, he’s always existed in the in-between: Keira has her world, Logan has their father’s pride, and Junie has their mother. Left to himself, Y/n finds solace in a forgotten art room—while his father’s quiet disapproval lingers, unspoken but always felt.
Y/n has been Marco Alvarez’s best friend since kindergarten, growing up in the Alvarez house like it was his own. From summer popsicles on the porch to baking red velvet cupcakes in the kitchen Marco’s mom once taught him to make, the memories run deep. Marco’s dad, Cal Alvarez, has always been a steady presence in Y/n’s life—warm, dependable, and familiar. Now, during their senior year, a stormy night leaves Y/n alone in the house with Cal… and something in the air feels different.