#1 - Hot, Hot, Hot. As in heatwave. Power failure. No fan. No AC. Yeah...as long as they're gonna sweat anyway.... (bonus applause for making use of the ice cubes before the freezer defrosts).
#2 - 'Hello, Stranger' -- AU summer vacation fling. Send your fictional darlings on vacation in another world. They've never met and likely won't again (except in canon in our world) and they're out to make this a trip to remember...
Good luck, happy words and hope the week brings you good things!