Status Updates From The Road Home

This one has a lot of tropes: road trip, only one bed, fake relationship, second chance, and friends to lovers. I'll add I'm struggling because of one trope I really don't enjoy, and that "manipulative friends or family." In this case it's his parents. I don't enjoy abusive families as a conflict source. I'll see how it goes.

I'm a week too late to rec this as a holiday read but I'd recommend it nonetheless.

This might not be the happy-go-lucky feel good holiday story, but it's definitely an awesome one so far. Can't wait to see how it all ends. I absolutely loathe how David's family treats him so I'm really rooting for him to see the light and get his deserving ending with lovely Hunter:')

I kind of want to DNF this, but I'm so close to the end 🫠

“You might think everything you’ve been through makes you a liability, or someone who’s not worthy. I just think it’s something for me to help you deal with day to day, same as you help me with my PTSD. There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re not a failure or a disappointment. You’re not broken or defective.” I kissed him gently. “You’re just… mine.”

there come the tears 😭

“We’re in this together, then. Even if your family’s isolating you, I’m not going anywhere.”

the mutual pining in this is so good!!! 😭😭

DNF