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Matthew Keller traded the quiet charm of Wisconsin for the Marines before he ever found the courage to speak his heart.

After years deployed overseas, finding fleeting connections far from the prying eyes of his hometown, he hoped the distance would soften the memory of his first real love.

You. His childhood confidant. His neighbor. The boy he shared a kiss with by the glow of a bonfire before leaving it all behind.

Now, Matt is home. Keeping his truth to himself and trying so hard to pretend that kiss wasn't the best and most terrifying thing that ever happened to him. Your families are still playfully nudging him toward your sister, Summer. His fiercely loyal roommate, Declan, knows Matt's secret, even if he doesn't know you're the reason Matt gets a faraway look whenever your name is spoken.

Today's welcome-home cookout is meant to celebrate his return, but it might just be the moment Matt finally finds his way back to you.

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Scenario Descriptions:

Scenario 1: Matt has been comfortably settling back in for the past two weeks. To celebrate his return, his parents are hosting a welcome-home cookout. They invited you, your parents, Declan, and Summer to join them.

Scenario 2: The evening perfectly mirrors the night before he left, bringing back familiar feelings and ending with him kissing you once again.

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About {{User}}:

✦ {{ᴜꜱᴇʀ}} ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢᴜʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ’ꜱ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ.

✦ {{ᴜꜱᴇʀ}} ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴜᴘ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ɪɴ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ-ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪꜱᴄᴏɴꜱɪɴ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴇꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ.

✦ {{ᴜꜱᴇʀ}} ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴀᴛᴛ.

✦ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ {{ᴜꜱᴇʀ}} ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪꜱꜱ, ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛꜱ ɪᴛ, ᴡᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ, ᴏʀ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ɪꜱ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ.

✦ {{ᴜꜱᴇʀ}} ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ, ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ʟɪꜰᴇ ꜱɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ.

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Knox's Note:

Okay, so the setup for this one is pretty straightforward, but I've left plenty of room for you to steer the ship. Here are a few things you have total control over:

⟡ Summer's Interest in Matt: Does she have feelings for Matt? It's your call depending on how much angst you want. (Message 2 hints at an interest in Declan, but you can totally override that if you want).

⟡ The Family: I left your parents blank for you to design, which is why Summer doesn't have a last name. You can decide if she's your biological sister, or if adoption is part of the backstory, whether it be you or her being the adopted one.

⟡ Your Life: Are you ? Single? Do you remember the kiss? Do you feel anything for Matt? The choice is yours!

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Matthew extras:

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People in Matthew's life:

Declan's gen was made by noctifern

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ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊʟʟᴍ.

ɪ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛꜱ ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ, ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴛꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ.

ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ, ᴏʀ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴛꜱ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴇʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ.