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Better In My Head

Summary:

A wrong number text turns into something neither of you meant to start.

Notes:

This fic has a 'work skin' meaning that if you have your own A03 skin, you may not be able to view any of the formatting. The formatting is important to interpret who is speaking as this is solely a text-fic. I hope you enjoy!

Joel
Reader

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Wednesday, May 21


(12:37pm)
I’m so done with this day already
Verizon said they could move all my contacts over but I’ve been adding every single number in manually for the last hour

(5:16pm)
Wrong number

(5:18pm)
Sorry, swapped the last two digits!


Saturday, May 24


(10:06am)
Why do all exits off I-35 look exactly the same?

(10:08am)
Between that and all this construction, I’m never going to make it
Just go on without me.

(10:24am)
Still not who you're lookin for

(10:26am)
Sorry! Fucking Siri.


Tuesday, May 27


(11:41am)

I am overwhelmed by the sheer number of food trucks and restaurants in this town

(12:02pm)
Best is Vazquez #1 in north Austin or Habanero Cafe

(12:03pm)
Sorry, don’t mean to keep texting you.
My phone refuses to cooperate 

(12:05pm)
Thanks for the recommendations though!

(1:24pm)
Wow

(1:27pm)
Sorry, I’m at Vazquez #1 right now and…just wow

(1:30pm)
Thank you again!


Saturday, May 31


(10:23am)
I had no idea breakfast tacos were a thing

(10:25am)
A thing?

(10:25am)
A thing to exist. 
I mean, breakfast burritos, sure. But tacos?

(10:27am)
You sure text a lot

(10:29am)
Not my fault.
Your food recommendations have proven to be amazing.

(10:31am)
You might have to start charging for your services if you keep it up

(11:52am)
Note to self: don’t try to hike after eating three breakfast tacos.

(11:57am)
How’s it a note to yourself if you're texting me?

(11:58am)
Touche

(11:58am)
Also maybe don’t try hiking at noon when it’s nearly 90 out

(11:59am)
I’m not from here
How was I supposed to know that?

(12:04pm)
Common sense


Monday, June 2


(1:55pm)

You ain’t one of them vegetarians right?

(1:56pm)
No

(2:04pm)
Good. Try Stiles Switch bbq 

(2:06pm)
…I don’t like barbeque

(2:09pm)
Aw hell. You pulling my leg?

(2:11pm)
Nope

(2:16pm)
Can I ask you something?
and I dont mean it to make you feel dumb or sound condescending

(2:18pm)
Okay…

(2:21pm)
Have you had Texas bbq before?
and I mean real bbq not a chain like Dickeys

(2:23pm)
I don’t know what that is

(2:36pm)
Jesus…what have you had?

(2:40pm)
It wasn’t in Texas…
It was back in Michigan

(3:01pm)
Do me a favor and just go.
You gotta at least get the brisket and the corn casserole

(3:05pm)
and the banana pudding

(3:37pm)
I don't like banana

(4:02pm)
Of course you dont


 Wednesday, June 4


(12:28pm)

$30?!

(12:34pm)
Worth it

(12:35pm)
Can I submit a request for reimbursement?

(12:37pm)
From who?

(12:37pm)
You

(12:38pm)
no

(12:44pm)
This better be the best goddamn food in Texas

(12:47pm)
not like I dragged you there

(12:48pm)
Easy for you to say when you’re not the one spending the money

(12:52pm)
Could've looked it up beforehand

(12:45pm)
And been spoiled?

(12:52pm)
Then quit your gripin'

(1:12pm)
Oh fuck you

(1:13pm)
You got a mouth on you

(1:15pm)
This IS the best goddamn food in Texas

(1:17pm)
I’m a BBQ convert

(1:20pm)
There’s hope for you yet

(1:21pm)
Good, cause I’m keeping you around

(1:24pm)
Keeping me?

(1:26pm)
For your food recommendations, obviously.
Maybe I’ll change your contact name in my phone

(1:27pm)
From?

(1:28pm)
STOP TEXTING THIS NUMBER

(1:45pm)
Shit, sorry.
I didn’t mean that as in stop texting me

(1:56pm)
Unless you want to

(2:37pm)
I meant that’s what I had you in my phone as…

(6:03pm)
Joel

(6:05pm)
Excuse me?

(6:09pm)
That's what you can put me in your phone as

(6:10pm)
Joel

(6:11pm)
Yep

(6:11pm)
Hi Joel

(6:12pm)
Howdy