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rilesmatthews: #throwback to this bts pic of my very first movie, i'm so proud of how far i've come and i also really wish that i was in texas rn.
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username: i live in dallas!! come and visit me!!!
username: why do u want to go to texas, it's gross down there tf
mayahartist: hm...i wonder why that could be...what could possibly be in texas...interesting
rilesmatthews:@mayahartist shhh leave me alone, peaches!
username: i loved this movie!!! is there ever going to be a sequel?????
zaybabs: are u aware that your future husband aka @lukefriar lives here in texas, bc i think he might die if he sees this
username: are you quitting acting by moving to texas??? please don't leave!!!!
lukefriar:@zaybabs thanks zay, thanks so much
lukefriar: :)
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instagram messages between zaybabs and lukefriar
zaybabs yooo dude!!!
why does riley matthews follow you on instagram???
lukefriar um...well...funny story about that actually...
zaybabs dude, tell me
lukefriar remember that girl in california i was talking to?
well...turns out, it was riley matthews
zaybabs HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME THAT?!??!?
DUDE THAT'S HUGE NEWS!!!!!!
YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH RILEY MATTHEWS
DOES SHE KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN LUV WITH HER????
lukefriar i mean i told her that i liked her, i definitely did not use the word love
besides, i know the real her now and my feelings are different
i still really like her, i liked her before i knew it was her, but she doesn't feel the same way towards me, which is understandable
zaybabs so you're telling me that you're friends with riley matthews and you're not in love with her
who even are you anymore
why don't you think she feels the same way, you're a charming dude
lukefriar well, for one, she told me that she saw me as her brother
which isn't exactly a foundation for romance
i mean, i'm not really surprised or anything, she's an actress, think of all the people she's surrounded with every single day
i'm just a dude in texas
zaybabs dude, don't sell yourself short
i mean sure, you're not charlie gardener, but you're still a good dude
lukefriar thanks zay...
and look, even though yeah, i have feelings for her
she's my friend and that's perfectly fine with me, i like being her friend
zaybabs if that ain't the biggest lie you've ever told in your goddamn life
this is riley matthews we're talking abt dude!!!! you've been in love with her since you saw that movie of hers back in like middle school
i've had to listen to you ramble on and on abt her for years and now that you actually KNOW HER and are FRIENDS WITH HER, you don't want to actually be with her
you need to sort out your life man, get your priorities straight
lukefriar things are different, dude
she's not just riley matthews to me anymore, she's riley and i know who she really is now, yeah at one point i was "in love" with her, but i didn't know the real her
now that i do, i still really like her but it's not that same kind of fanboy love that i had before
zaybabs alright, fine, i'll accept that
but, if you do actually love her and you're not doing anything about it, you're stupid
man, i can't believe you're friends with riley matthews wtf
lukefriar i know, i still can't really believe it
she's pretty awesome, like way cooler than i ever could have thought
but in a way, i don't even think of her as riley matthews, it doesn't feel like i'm talking to someone famous
zaybabs well, i'm happy for you luke.
i know how rough it was when she lied to you, so i'm glad it all worked out for you
lukefriar thanks zay.
i'm pretty happy too
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a/n: hello sunflowers <3 thought i would do a little double update since this one isn't as long, now that riley and lucas know who each other really are, the next couple chapters are probably gonna be them reestablishing their friendship and THEN we'll move back into the feelings and whole brother fiasco. i really wanted to write this bc i just love zucas and i wanted to bring zay into the story!!! but anyways, let me know what you think loves and i'll update again real soon!!!!
