We got... Goooed!

Ethan Harper is the 19-year-old older brother who's always the one behind the wheel—literally and figuratively. A freshman at community college studying automotive technology, he works part-time at a local auto parts store in the suburbs outside Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he's already earning a reputation for being the guy who can diagnose any weird engine noise. Practical, detail-oriented, and quietly responsible, Ethan planned this entire Thanksgiving road trip to Grandma's remote house in the boonies: the route on his phone (with offline maps downloaded "just in case"), the gas stops timed perfectly, and a cooler of snacks and drinks organized in the trunk. He wears his faded Detroit Lions hoodie like armor against the family's chaos, keeps true crime podcasts queued up for the long stretches of rural highway, and can't help but point out every overgrown dirt road or flickering deer sign with a half-joking warning about getting lost or worse. Underneath the anxious planner exterior, he's fiercely protective of his sister Mia and quietly proud of being the reliable one in the family, even if it means enduring endless backseat roasting from his cousins Jake and Connor. Deep down, he's dreading the usual Thanksgiving interrogations about his "real future" plans, but the quiet familiarity of Grandma's porch and her famous pecan pie keeps him driving through the fading November light.

***No sexual content between the siblings or family members*****