Casting my favourite RC couples in Emily Henry’s books purely based on vibes ~
BEACH READ 🏖️ : Meissa & Messire as January & Gus
- i love a good rivals to lovers and while meissa and the messire aren’t rivals, they do have top notch banter
- they are BOTH very gus and january coded + the whole shared past element
- messire 🤝 gus and questionable rizz
- meissa 🤝 january my aloof queens
- and it feels right, don’t ask me to elaborate (i can’t)
PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION🍹: Sarah & Derek (duh) as Poppy & Alex
- friends to lovers supremacy
- nothing screams having constipated feelings for your friends quite like the PWMOV and sarah-derek combo
- are sarah and derek anything like poppy and alex? well no…but the vibes make sense 🥳
BOOK LOVERS📚: Riley & Declan as Nora & Charlie
- rivals who work in publishing (GASP) ???? sign me the fuck up
- made this connection right after the poetry on the beach scene with declan
- charlie and declan = uptight, academic, asshole seeming individuals
- if anyone can serve the sexy banter and general annoyance at being attracted to each other that nora and charlie exuded throughout the book, it’s riley and declan
FUNNY STORY🍷: Mercy & Volpe as Daphne & Miles
- are there any similarities at all between the couples or the setting? nope. none. absolutely zilch but walk with me…
- the fake dating trope is perfect for volpe, like who doesn’t love a guy who gets attached too quickly and in the worst (best) setting
- the thought of a down bad softy volpe and vindictive out for blood mercy in a fake dating trope is scrumptious
- cue mercy and volpe’s antics to make their respective exes regret ever cheating on them but it’s starting to feel painfully real for volpe while mercy is…mercy