IN WHICH . . ✴︎ CORRINE SAWYER is trying to heal from a toxic breakup. desperate to feel anything other than heartbreak, she does something reckless: goes out, talks to too many people, and walks into a tattoo shop at 1:43 AM, asking for something to get her mind off him. MATTHEW LENNON doesn't forget people. not really. especially not girls who walk into his shop crying, laughing, or looking for a tattoo to get over something. months later, he sees corrine again. not at the small shop he owns-but at a wedding planning meeting. she's the bridesmaid and he's the groom's best friend. OR... after a breakup, CORRINE SAWYER moves to a new city and meets a tattoo artist, MATTHEW LENNON who finds her too talkative and spoiled. months later, a mutual friend's wedding forces them together for weeks. to prove to the bride she's moved on, they agree to fake date-but as their fake relationship deepens, they face the challenge of turning it into something real.

IN WHICH . . 𐚁⊹₊ ⋆ after a humiliating breakup with her famous ex, angelina haye's inspiration is gone-and so is her deadline extension. desperate to revive her career and writing, she returns to the small town she once hated, where she spent her long summers, hoping that a local familiar cowboy will help her write her next hit. 𐚁 he's the cowboy who never forgot how she made him feel. matthew anderson has built a quiet life on his family's ranch. he remembers angelina as the sharp-tongued rich girl who teased him mercilessly as a teen. now she's back-still pretty, still complicated-and asking to "observe" him for her book. which he refuses. OR IN WHICH. . when a sudden pipe burst floods the place she's staying in and strands angelina, matthew has no choice but to offer her his guest room. with one house, one grudge, and a upcoming deadline, old teasing turns into new tension-and maybe even the kind of story angelina never planned to write: one that's real, messy, and more complicated then she hoped.

IN WHICH . . . el and matt's family's have been getting together ever since they were kids, and their mothers have been going there since they were just starting to become best friends. their friends come to each other's houses as they please, as if they were family. el's and matt's friends and family seem to see that they may have something, but the two are completely obvious. . . . 🏘️ a summer apply fic cover by @starsturns ! started: july 2, 2024 finshed: dec 25,2024