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"Another dating rumor?"
Ito agad ang unang bungad ni Jungwon sa akin habang inaayos niya ang mga damit ko. Hindi kasi siya nakasama sa amin nina Sunoo at Niki sa Prada fashion show. Jungwon's s part of the team but he was busy that week kaya walang siyang choice but to stay here in the Philippines.
"Hindi ba sila napapagod diyan? Every week kanang may dating rumor. Sawang sawa na ako." Natatawa na sabi ni Sunoo.
"What did I do this time?" This really made me wonder. Wala naman kasi akong ginawa this past few days. Shopping, shooting, attending fashion shows. 'Yan lang talaga ang gawa ko sa buhay.
"Check twitter. You and Ethan are trending."
I quickly opened my phone and immediately checked the trending lists.
Trends for you
Trending
Belift PUTANGINA MO
Philippines • Trending
Jay
Fashion & Beauty • Trending
Prada
Philippines • Trending
Lovestagram
Seeing that questionable "Lovestagram" trend, I immediately clicked it.
"Ethan? As in that PBA player Ethan? Wow, sosyalin nabingwit mo ngayon ha." Rinig kong tanong ni Sunoo while I was scrolling.
Nagpakita sa akin ang sandamakmak na tweets and as I scrolled down, I saw a tweet quoting an exposing thread tagging me and Ethan's account.
elle @uto_uto
Bakit kapani-paniwala? Ganito na ba talaga ako ka uto-uto at iniwan mo ak[natapilok]
gaga @hibangz
“Proof” That Jay And Alaska's Aces' Ethan Are Secretly Dating. Exposing thread kuno nina user @j__ at @ethantheace (dahil astig ako, i-memention ko kayong dalawa)
11:31 PM • 8 Sep 22 • Twitter for Android
7,428 Retweets 672 Quote Tweets ♡ 330k Likes
I immediately clicked the thread and started reading it. It's a short thread but what boggles me is the large amount of likes and retweets.
gaga @hibangz
“Proof” That Jay And Alaska's Aces' Ethan Are Secretly Dating
Exposing thread kuno nina user @j__ at @ethantheace (dahil astig ako, i-memention ko kayong dalawa)
10:51 PM • 8 Sep 22 • Twitter for Android
168,467 Retweets 46,468 Quote Tweets ♡ 1.4m Likes
'The Nation's Darling' Jay and Alaska's Aces' Ethan are two of the most popular people in the industry that have been showing their skills in their respective fields and I have finally found “proof” that they’re in a secret relationship!
The first “proof” came from the time Jay and Ethan uploaded photos of themselves jetting off to Paris on the same day! Same destination, same plane, same day, connected posts… Were they talking in codes for each other? Hmm… Context:
First photo: Jay's IG story watching 'The Lady and The Tramp'— the scene where the main characters kissed while eating because of a pasta, in the plane with a '<<3' caption.
Second photo: Ethan's twitter post, showing a picture of the sceneric birds eyeview of France with the caption; "You'll find enchantment here", which is a line said by Lady, from the movie 'The Lady and The Tramp'
First photo: A picture of Jay in the Paris Orly Airport at 5:55 p.m.
Second photo: A picture of Ethan in the same airport at 6:10 p.m.
Coincidence?? Maybe?
Second proof:
Jay later uploaded photos of himself on the Paris trip having a blast while sightseeing. He visited a museum and posted a photo with a film-like filter.
And just a few weeks later… Surprise, surprise!
Ethan uploaded photos taken from the exact location with the same film-like filter! Coincidence? It better not be!
Third proof:
Remember back in June 14, 2020 when Ethan celebrated his 3rd anniversary in the team, Alaska's Aces, he tweeted "Let's drink? 🍺".
3 hours after Ethan posted, guess what?
Jay tweeted with the same caption but with different punctuation and emoji— "Let's drink! 🍻" — and they were seen in the SAME BAR?!
Did Jay answer Ethan's question? Was this the beginning of their Lovestagram?!
This is just satire but it's funny knowing that these are all just coincidences between the two. (But I am indeed interested in sailing this ship🤭)
Just as I finished reading the thread, Niki suddenly voiced out.
"Wow it actually makes sense. Jeng, ito na ba ang PBA jowa era mo?"
"It's kuya Jeng to you, bata. And oh well, two days from now mawawala din naman to. You know how short everyone's attention span is."
This will quickly pass just like every dating rumor I was linked to.