Which three-song Taylor Swift storyline includes “august” alongside “cardigan” and “betty”?

“august,” “cardigan,” and “betty” form folklore’s teenage love triangle storyline.

The linked narrative follows Betty, James, and the unnamed young woman who narrates “august.” Each song presents a different perspective on love, betrayal, memory, and regret. The songs are connected by recurring names and events, but they are not a literal chronological sequence in the album’s track order.

“cardigan” centers on Betty’s remembered relationship with James. “august” presents the summer affair from the other girl’s viewpoint. “betty” gives James a reflective account of his actions and his attempt to make amends.

Listeners sometimes call the unnamed narrator Augustine, but Swift’s lyrics do not explicitly give her that name. The strongest canonical description is therefore folklore’s fictional teenage love triangle, a storytelling device that helped define the album’s imagined world.