#the fake dating au that accidentally may have manifested a real realtionship

[allylikethecat]

I just discover your fic of Matty and Taylor taking place in 2014 and I'm really really really liking it, and I also have many questions of where are you leading the story to. I'm jumping on my chair while I'm writing this waiting respectfully for your next update.

Any hints of when that may be? 🙏😊

Yay!! Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm so happy to hear that you're enjoying You Know Where the City Is! I was obsessed with the PR relationship that almost was back when I was in college, and after some encouragement, I decided to actually flesh out my fic about it and post it on AO3.

I've been having so much fun writing about my favorite fictionalized Bisexual Disaster Duo™️ and am so excited to hear that others are enjoying it as well! It's my favorite fic that I am currently working on (sorry!) and might be my favorite fic I've ever written (so far)!

The timing blows my mind though. I did not have the Matty / Taylor IRL situation on my 2023 Bingo card. I feel like I accidentally manifested something.

In terms of what's coming... let's just say 2015-2017 Matty was even messier than present day Matty, and in my fic, I'm excited to explore how the added pressure and fame that would came with being Taylor's boyfriend (even if it's all fake like in my fic) would impact that version of him and how it would have sped up the timeline / severity of some events, and the impact it would have on the trajectory of the band itself.

Plus, 2014/2015 Taylor was pretty messy as well, and not the most reliable narrator in this fic- she is very caught up in her own situation (not in a bad way, but in a very human way) and isn't necessarily aware of the carnage she is leaving in her wake. In this fictionalized version they are for sure enabling each other- this is for sure not one of those "I could fix him, I could make him better" situations and instead one of those "We could make each other worse" ones.

In terms of when the next update will be, I don't have any kind of set date because according to my ex I'm afraid of commitment (he's not wrong...) but I don't anticipate it being a very long wait! Most likely either the end of this week or early next week. I am actively working on the next chapter if that helps!

I'm so sorry I just wrote you a little novel in response to this ask- if you made it this far thank you so much! I am extremely excited about this fic and basically want to talk about it ALL THE TIME and am 100% taking myself way too seriously in analyzing it right now. But alas, that's half the fun (at least for me!)

Thank you so, so much for reading and reaching out! 🥰 I'm so totally overjoyed to hear that you like it!

❤️Ally

[allylikethecat]

I just finish reading your last chapter of ykwtci, it flew so fast that my phone slip between my fingers when I finish it 😅. I guess I'll reread it until you share the next chapter.

I don't know how their relationship will end up in the end but I'm enjoying Taylor's thoughts about his body at the beginning of the chapter. Selena's intervention,,, chef kiss, really enjoy all the interactions and Charlie, will her and George have interactions in the future?

By the way, what do you prefer asks of private messages, I mean I'm curious because sometimes I'd like to be more thorough talking about something with you.

All the best <3

I’m so glad you enjoyed the new chapter of You Know Where the City Is! I had a lot of fun working on it!

2014/2015 Matty was a great moment for the bisexual gaze- at least in my opinion and obviously I’m making my fictionalized version of Taylor agree 😂

I couldn’t believe when I looked up the 2014 NYCJingle Ball line up and realized that Charli performed (and there are pictures of her and Taylor!!) even though in real life her and George didn’t end up friends / then get together until later, it seemed too perfect not to include… and it’s my fic I can change the narrative if I want to! (Like I have decided the December 2014 VS Fashion Show is now a February 2015 VS Fashion Show because it fit my timeline better)

Feel free to message me or continue to send asks- I’m always down to chat! Thank you so much for reading!

❤️Ally