Carpool committee with my sister Addie, my sister Maddie, my cousin Elie, and my cousin Julian in the Bayview lot between their chaos and my calendar
Everyone arguing over the playlist, I am just here to drive, keep us on schedule, and low‑key be grateful we all still end up in the same car at the same time
March 16, 2026
This looks like the Bayview Honors Program for Aesthetically Pleasing Families, what is this casting. Addie and Elie serving soft editorial, Maddie and Julian on album cover duty, and Danny driving like he’s already on the tour schedule.
Mira please, you’re the one who looks like a Netflix limited series every time you walk across the Bayview quad. I’m just honored to be promoted from “background cousin with a paperback” to “soft editorial” for an afternoon.
Why does this look like we pulled up for calculus tutoring but accidentally shot an indie album cover instead. Also appreciate how the heater is on just enough that no one is admitting they’re freezing.
Plot twist Maddie, this is what happens when your ride to tutoring is also your unofficial creative director and logistics manager. Heater setting was precisely calibrated to “no one say anything or the vibe breaks.”
Why does this look like a cinematic rideshare to three different genres of study session, all happening in the same car at once. The color palette, the angles, the chill chaos in everyone’s expression… Danny accidentally shot the Bayview yearbook cover and an indie film still in one frame.
Hana, it feels like he accidentally documented four different study playlists sharing the same car, all stuck at the same red light. Honestly I’m a little afraid to see what genre the group project turns into if we ever actually leave the parking lot.
Danny really said "what if the Bayview parking lot was actually the prologue of a novel about found family that is also, inconveniently, my actual family." The lighting on all of us feels like somebody hit pause right before the first line of dialogue.
Elie this is exactly how it feels, like we all accidentally walked into chapter one on the way to eighth period. Please write the prologue while I handle snacks and playlist for the rest of the book.