in which two teenagers discover what love is, without realising they're discovering what love is.

Matty can't stand Ray, he knows that much. But he admires her. And he finds her devastatingly attractive. And she surprises him at every turn. And he feels an inexplicable urge to catch her when she falls. And, in his moments of weakness, she even brings out a side of Matty that he hasn't seen before - but it's one that he really doesn't like. So, to be clear: he can't stand her. ~ "Witty," her glass is empty, a useless prop in this exchange. She imagines throwing it against the wall so it shatters right by his head, just to watch him jump. "I've heard." "Arrogant, too." Their eyes meet. "Confidence, actually." "Semantics." He observes her coolly. Her heart pounds in her chest. She wonders where he'll go in this verbal sparring match, if he'll push back even further. She's struck by the sickening thrill of their barbed words, eager to see what he'll do. "Nice to meet you," he says finally, turning on his heel and leaving her in silence.

a oneshot series! mostly matty with a bit of george. c/w: recreational drug use. smut marked by asterisk*. 1* ~ after the party ~ meeting a sleepy matty the morning after a house party 2* ~ soft sound ~ matty is an old friend/flame who has some making up to do at a very grand awards ceremony 3* ~ playing with the air ~ taking mushrooms at a festival and going somewhere secluded... 4* ~ pretty boy ~ a brief enquiry into... the friends-to-lovers trope, with an annoying ex thrown in for good measure 5 ~ oh, what a shame ~ two blind dates and some crossed wires lead to fortuitous confusion 6 ~ drunk drunk ~ two people have been fighting what they feel... and one of them is matty 7 ~ grazes ~ matty gets into a sticky situation and calls in on his ex 8 ~ knitwear ~ when your boiler breaks down, the sensible idea is to borrow your boyfriend's jumper... 9* ~ so capricious ~ cancelling a date, and owing a debt 10* ~ no.34 ~ a classic neighbour trope! 11* ~ indecision ~ a shameless matty & george threesome oneshot. 12* ~ patience ~ a soft femdom moment. 13* ~ feel good ~ a soft dom george. 14* ~ who loves you? ~ a fluffy smutty xmas george oneshot.

Wary of the decadence and skewed morals that her burgeoning music career might impose upon her, Joanna feels out of place at the rite-of-passage Notting Hill party her new manager has invited her to, until she encounters Matty - practically an old hand in the business, but sweetly untouched by their strange surroundings. The instincts and values Joanna used to cling to don't guide her now as well as they used to, and as the venues get bigger and the radio plays rack up, it becomes increasingly difficult to know what her friendship with Matty is really about. 'My ability to stay awake was waning, and I could feel myself dropping off, the darkness and warmth enveloping me. But somewhere in that liminal space, between consciousness and a blank stupor, I vaguely registered a hand finding mine across the sheets, fingers interlinking and holding it there, in the space between our faces.' (((* = mature content))) COMPLETED 19/11/20.

'Death? In every photograph?' 'Well, every portrait...' ~ Alma takes photographs at parties, at her studio and for prestigious commissions. She's critically respected and highly sought after, but her photographs are only meant to capture a transient moment - there can be no messy entanglements, no interplay of emotions. But Alma and Matty are utterly fascinated by each other, against their better judgement. So when she takes his photograph, what is she really capturing? And what is she taking for herself? PLEASE NOTE - this story is pretty kinky and there is mature content all the way through, although chapters with explicit sex scenes will be marked with an asterisk*. CW for discussions of eating habits, nothing disordered but would rather give the warning than not. Part Two coming soon...

Like basically if Matty was in a John Hughes movie. Cliche teenage scenarios and a lot of fun. I promise.