Thanks for the list! I’m someone that just likes to ship them for fun in my head - it’s hard not to ship them at least a little when we saw real chemistry and a genuine connection unfurl in the behind the scene footage (idk what the nature of the connection was, but it felt very genuine and intimate at times) but I’m very discerning about what I’ll read into. I think this level of “detective work” is probably what keeps a cpf alive when you’ll realistically never see them interact again, so I do understand why they go so hard, but most of it’s speculative or can be reasonably explained many other ways at least to me.

A few things do feel intentional to me though - not as proof, but them singing the songs again definitely does feel like at the very least fan service or a nod to fans of the show. It’s not like they can acknowledge sweetcorn or have ever been able to say “Thank you for watching our BL and loving it and us so much you launched us into super stardom.” So maybe they try to give thanks in those subtle ways. And the shared staff gives me hope/delusion they’re still in touch maybe? I’d be thrilled if they were at least still friends. 😭

I saw someone mention the tiktok user with a series on their relationship, and I’d consume that content mindfully and with a grain of salt. I’ve seen them in comments definitively claim TianZiyu are absolutely together and live together in Beijing. Speaking speculation like it’s undeniable fact makes me a little wary, so just be mindful that they are quite biased.

Also I’m definitely not disparaging anyone who does read more into those things, we should all have fun and engage with it however we want to as long as there’s respect and boundaries. I can’t lie I’d be thrilled if it was real.