A story of a pack made at the end of HS between a m/f bff. Part of their pact was they were going to travel across the US in a car together.

The male entered the military and came back changed. He was so physically damaged, to save his life he had biomechatronic body parts implanted. Cyborg.
He was miserable, she was trying to be his friend and fulfill their pact. He didn't see the point, he didn't make it easy on her.

You'll have to read the story to see how it turned out for them.
If we all had friends like the female, we'd be less damaged. She is a real role model.

My lowish rating is more based on it being outside my reading preference. It was heavy with storytelling about a car in the beginning and I was getting ready to tap out but didn't have a replacement and decided to trust the author. ( )