You know, it's rather interesting to me that Taylor Swift's parasocial relationship with her fans is honestly more akin to a YouTuber than a writer's. When I scroll through her tag on tumblr/Twitter, it's far more regarding the connection to her personal life/relationship developments than the actual metaphors/fictional story she might be telling. Everything comes back to how her songs reflect back on her relationships with Joe/Matty/Travis/Jake/insert ex-boyfriend here. And what fascinates me about it is that even though she complains about it, she leans into that very perception because it strengthens the parasocial bond.

The marketing for TTPD so clearly being about Joe Alwyn and the songs to Matty Healy. The marketing/video for Red TV so CLEARLY being about Jake Gyllenhaal, with so many of the new lines in All Too Well specifically being digs at him (I'll get older but your lovers stay my age, casting an actor that looks like him for the video, specific lines in I Bet You Think About Me). The fact that songs like Getaway Car and Bejeweled and Gorgeous and London Boy and Lavender Haze being picked apart at time of release and long after for signs of relationships crumbling. The way she uses surprise songs in relation to her relationship development with Joe/Matty/Travis. The damn TTPD "stages of grief" playlists where she deliberately undid/changed the meanings of old songs just to keep her audience speculating on her love life.

It's not sexist to point out that her wielding her love life is a marketing tool and that the strongest connection to her audience isn't the strength of her writing/the composition of her music- it's her deliberate crafting of a connection between her music and her personal life, leaving the audience invested in her music as an extension of Taylor the Person/Girlfriend rather than Taylor the Artist.

season 1 tao's "once you get into a relationship, friendships don't matter anymore" vs season 2 charlie writing "charlie ♡ tao" on the heart locket + "wait, isn't that for you and nick?" "no."

sorry yeah I'm just lil emotional over the portrayal of platonic love as something that can be just as worthy as romantic love. i'm okay.

HEARTSTOPPER S2 | 03. PROMISE

#yeah they're just good mates #the best of bros #just bros doing bro things

you’re losing me // so long london

Nick saying “I’m bi actually” and very politely reminding people that he may be in a same-sex relationship but his identity is still valid

JOE COLE Gangs of London 1.06

nick and charlie Heartstopper | 02.08 | perfect

Crying in the club rn

📸: Kit and Joe’s Instagram stories

me, watching heartstopper, knowing fully well that i didn’t get a chance to have those cringe high school experiences:

JOE KEERY as Gator Tillman "Trials and Tribulations" — Fargo (5.02)

how it started:

how it's going:

🍂 5 Days Before Season 2 of Heartstopper 🌈

They wrapped almost 8 months ago and now we are less than a week away ! Time flies !

JOE KEERY as EMMETT BYRD Chicago Fire | 3.17:  Forgive You Anything

JOE MANGANIELLO True Blood S06E01 "Who Are You, Really?"