“the holiday” movie (2006) inspired plots.
amanda & graham inspired. muse a has just had a bad break-up with their recent partner after they cheated, and so they decide to go on vacation to get away from all the reminders of them. they swap houses with a stranger online and travel to another country to live for the holidays. just as muse a start to realise how lonely they feel in this foreign country, the brother of their house-swap, muse b, drunkenly knocks on their door. they end up having sex that evening after a spontaneous kiss and some flirtation. the following days they have a romantic weekend with sex, sightseeing and a proper date. it turns out that muse b hid the fact that they’re a parent, afraid of the disappointed muse a would bring to his family once they had to travel back home and leave them possibly forever.
iris & miles inspired. muse a has just found out that their colleague and the person they’ve been madly in unrequited love with for three years is engaged to another person. they reach a low point after a work party because they think that there is nothing left in life for them now, but come to their senses when an opportunity to take a vacation and escape all of it arises. they swap houses with a stranger and travel to another country. at first they don’t know anyone, but they run into muse b who is a funny and charming filmscore composer. they become good friends and often have dinner together while they talk about hollywood and a mutual friend of a former hollywood screenwriter. when muse b’s partner cheats on them, muse a helps muse b get through the hardship and that’s when muse b realises that there are more than just friendly feelings between the two of them. muse a also miraculously gets over their longtime unrequited love after finding self worth and feeling too good for someone who doesn’t want them. another thing is their new feelings for muse b. muse b has to decide whether to take back their ex or take the chance with muse a before they travel back home.