Charli Cordoves has always had the support of her mom, Rosie Inman. 

Whether it be cheering for the Pocono Mountain West athlete from the stands or helping Cordoves focus on school work, Inman has been there. Opportunities for quality time used to be scarce, however, largely due to the the multisport athlete's jam-packed schedule.

Cordoves said sports and school keep her busy from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — and that's before she even starts on her homework. A two-week break from school at the beginning of the pandemic last March changed that, with the early lockdown period offering the two nothing but time to spend together.

"We definitely got a lot closer because of the lockdown," Cordoves said. "Just being there for each other, trying to make sure the other person doesn't go crazy in here."

The mother-daughter duo turned to movies for their bonding time. Cheesy rom-coms, specifically.

"Very cheesy movies that nobody enjoys watching, but we love watching them together," Cordoves said.

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Everyone else in the family — Cordoves' dad and two older sisters — hates rom-coms, Cordoves said, so the weekend marathons became a special bonding activity for just the two of them. Laid up on the couch in their living room, Cordoves and Inman watched movie after movie, sharing popcorn and blankets and laughs.

Binge watching is key to their bonding ritual. Cordoves said she and her mother would just keep watching movies together, generally until they saw a bad one that ruined their vibe — Cordoves identified the Hallmark Channel as a typical marathon-buster.

On the other end of the spectrum, their favorite became the star-studded 2009 classic "He's Just Not That Into You."

The thin line between "cheesy" and "bad," Cordoves said, generally fell at the believability of the acting and whether she and Inman thought "the main couple look cute together."

Spending time together during lockdown wasn't limited to movie watching, though. Cordoves sought to stay in shape by working out from home, so Inman joined her daughter out on their deck for workouts.

"I kind of killed her with like six-minute abs and stuff," Cordoves joked. "She might have hated me by the end of our workouts."

Binge watching remained their favorite bonding activity, though, and it didn't take long for the duo to watch what felt like every rom-com ever. The two started exploring other genres, even after Cordoves returned to high school sports with volleyball in the fall and her weekend arcade job.

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They’ve pivoted to the likes of "Game of Thrones" most recently, when both are home. Cordoves said anytime her mom asks if she's down to watch something, the answer is always "yes."

Between school, sports and working part-time Cordoves' schedule means she's once again busy almost all day every day. She and her mom don't have as much time to stream movies and TV shows together, but their quarantine experience brought them closer together beyond watching movies.

"She's been my biggest support system throughout this whole year," Cordoves said. "She's been there for me every day."

Now as Cordoves prepares to head off to college, she expects her mom to make surprise visits and plenty of FaceTime calls. Cordoves, the youngest child, said she likes to joke with her parents about becoming empty nesters.

"I'm teasing her and my dad now like, 'How are you guys going to live without me? Like, I bring the excitement to your life,'" Cordoves said.

Cordoves will attend Duke University in the fall. She will enter undecided but has interest in pursuing a premed track.