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Drop Them Drawers

I'm still waiting for Hudson to do a campaign with SavageXFenty 😁. I actually love SavageXFenty too, it's very comfortable. And while we're waiting for that campaign, we're also waiting to see if Connor ever does one with Calvin Klein. If it doesn't happen it's a wasted opportunity because they looked too good in those GQ pictures.

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For Levity

In honor of recent events one my favorite songs from my Millennial youth. 😁

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Housekeeping

Alright, I have a massive headache and I'm really not in the mood. So, here's some bullet points, nothing vague, but nothing added. I won't post the pictures because they're already pap photos.

Pictures of Hudson appearing agitated holding a picture of Shane. K is standing next to him.

Picture of K appearing to hand the same picture or something similar back to the person presumably taking the picture of her.

What appears to be Aika's wife, K, and Leilani walking with suitcases while Hudson walks ahead.

Hudson appearing agitated and upset again presumably confronting the person that has been following them.

Hudson appearing to be calmed down by Lelilani, although the woman's face is turned so we can't be sure.

There may be video. The photo may have been lit on fire. We don't have confirmation and none of the photos actually show this.

That's it. Ultimately, I don't care if he did burn the photo. If there is video or any of the context. Paparazzi are the scum of the earth, always have been and always will be. It's unfortunate that on this trip they were aggressive to the point that it got a reaction out of Hudson.

I'm not the "right" kind of fan. I'm a fangirl. I know what I like and I know I can hyper fixate whenever I move to a new Fandom. I love Fanfiction, fictional ships, fan art, and fan edits. I don't do RPF. I know what I mean to say when I say it. I am not morally superior to any other fan and the level of parasocial relationship we all have to any given celebrity varies. However, some of y'all are too concerned with being "right" and "good", and really, you're just pills. Whiny, obnoxious, sanctimonious pills.

I actually did make cookies last night, but you still can't have one.

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Anyway

Let me say this unless something else comes up. This has been a stressful brand trip. The last time he was in Paris for Balenciaga it was 24 hours and mostly at night so he was in and out with no problems. The last time we remotely saw him react to paparazzi was in NYC during the Lunar New Year Golden House event. When he was by himself at night we got a chill picture of him and no one was hounding him. We know the paps say nasty things to get a reaction. However, for people who don’t like shipping and RPF I see y’all participating in the same type of fiction that y’all did after “Rpfing gotta stop y’all” assuming why Hudson reacted that way. Y’all are the ones mad at “shippers”. Don’t project that onto Hudson when you have no evidence or proof that had anything to do with his reaction.

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Here We Go

As I'm sure we've all seen, Hudson has been a busy bee on IG today. Posting his new costar Dylan O'Brien, posting a selfie of him being RIPPED, and posting a picture taken of him by one of the women from the Laufey Music Video, Megan Skiendiel. From the outfit he's wearing and the one pap pic of him in LA in the same outfit, it's likely the picture from Megan was post Oscar Weekend. Now Megan is a part of the group KATSEYE and y'all are going to have to forgive this old millennial, but I have no idea who she or that group is. However, he used their new song in the post of that picture.

Almost immediately after, Hudson posted all of these things, people started analyzing song lyrics and coming up with theories. That's par for the course and I expect it. However, where Dylan is concerned, posts talking about HudDylan started popping up. Jokes about the picture being a "hard launch" and being "boyfriend coded" started being posted as well. Since this project was announced people have been dabbling in light "shipping" of Hudson and Dylan. This has two purposes, 1) People do this often with any two costars, which is why people's meltdowns over Hudcon never made sense. As I mentioned earlier people really don't have a problem with "shipping" they never have, as long as it suits them and a narrative they want to believe. 2) People are going to try and make it seem like every relationship Hudson has with a male costar is as deep and sexually charged as his relationship with Connor, in order to minimize or downplay the non-platonic nature of Connor and Hudson's relationship. People want Hudson's behavior with Connor to be his behavior with every costar and "that's just the way he is" but that is not the truth and people know it. The other thing that you're not going to see while people have fun "shipping" is any magical K sightings where Hudson and Dylan are concerned. She won't be everywhere she's not and interjected into every interaction Hudson and his costar may have. No one is going to constantly bring up K or the fact that Dylan has a gf as a way to remind "shippers" of their delusion. No, in this instance it will be fine to believe whatever people want about Hudson's sexuality, and his connection to a male costar as long as it's not Hudcon.

Now onto people analyzing the reason Hudson is doing any of this. I know when he or Connor go a long time without posting on IG, when they do it again, people think it has a special meaning. I get it, but I also get them promoting their work and their individual brands that they've been developing these past few months. What I don't believe is that Hudson is posting anything to make Connor jealous. This type of theory actually does veer into RPF territory where Connor and Hudson are fighting feelings and not together yet, a favorite theme on Twitter where Hudcon is concerned. Now y'all know I don't believe that. For one Hudson and Connor don't seem like the type to try and do something to make a person they're interested in jealous. Hudson has said in a couple of interviews that he's the type to shoot his shot if he likes a person, so playing games doesn't seem like his style. I don't know🤷🏽‍♀️that's just my opinion. Secondly, I believe Hudcon is a couple already and Hudson and Connor have done enough claiming in person and in words, that they are completely secure that people know who the other belongs to. Why would Connor be jealous of Hudson posting a costar, when he already locked down Hudson last year. I would elaborate but it's not necessary. As I've mentioned before Connor likely has his own folder for Hudson on his phone like Hudson has of one of Connor. There's not a "thirst trap" of Hudson that Connor hasn't already seen of Hudson and has probably seen before the rest of us too.

Bottom line is Hudcon is the issue for people. Not shipping, or RPF, or Hudson having a "gf". People are willing to indulge or ignore what they want when Hudcon is not involved and are completely hypocritical when they do so. People hate the idea that Hudcon is not the average costars who meet and become good friends. Hudcon by their own admission are best friends and soulmates, and by their own actions and behavior, also present as something more. People know that the possibility of Hudson and Connor actually being together is real and that's why they feel so triggered and threatened when it's brought up. As I mentioned in my Hudcon 103 post, Actors meeting through work and ending up together is standard for Hollywood romances, considering this is what happened with Hudcon is not something brand new to Hollywood or outside of the realm of reason. If you don't agree, that's fine, but some of y'all protest just a little too much over something you don't think is a possible reality.

Alright that's all I've got to say about this. I do have some thoughts about Ms. Bailey unarchiving some posts on her IG. Needless to say, the way pictures and comments on social media are enough for y'all to conclude a "long term relationship" then Connor and Bailey really are a married couple like they joke they are.

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In light of people mooning over Hudson's Bodyguard in Paris, this felt appropriate to share again. Like I said back in April, people don't have a problem with shipping when it suits their agenda. They only have a problem when you say you don't ship Hudcon for fun, you actually believe Hudson and Connor are in a relationship. Then the meltdowns, rants, and chastising ensue. But none of these same people had a problem with people making edits of Hudson and his Bodyguard this week. As Bernie Mac once said fun is fun, and jokes are jokes. I'm glad Hudson had security that was actually concerned for his wellbeing. But some of y'all are just hypocritical as shit and it's interesting to see.

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Delusion

Using the word delusional to describe people you don't like in Fandom who have a different opinion has become redundant. At this point it's become as overused as "hard launch". Lately it's a favorite term used to describe anybody who enjoys Hudcon either as a friendship or who believe Hudcon are together romantically. Particularly by people who ship C/F or think that Hudson and K is the love story of our generation. So, let’s look at what a delusion is shall we?

To paraphrase, delusion is a false belief that is held or persists despite evidence proving it false or strong evidence to the contrary. To be delusional would be to be a person affected by these delusions.

Connor and Hudson's friendship is not based on delusion and people who celebrate it and enjoy watching Connor and Hudson as friends are not delusional. They've expressed how close they are in words and actions for months now while in the spotlight, and before they achieved their current fame and success. There is literally a digital footprint of their love and affection for each other. No one is seeing or believing anything that is not there.

Believing Hudson and Connor are together romantically not is based on a delusion either. It is based on observation of the same digital footprint expressing their love and affection for each other as friends and seeing romantic subtext begin to emerge that would suggest Hudson and Connor are in a relationship. It is based entirely on what Hudson and Connor have said themselves about their relationship and each other and what we can observe when we see them together. Nobody is making up scenarios.

Nothing about Hudcon is based in delusion because nothing about either Hudson or Connor rings false about how they feel about each other. Not only does it not ring false based on what Hudson and Connor have said about each other, but other people who have worked closely with them like the Cast and Crew of Heated Rivalry, and all the people they've encountered since then as a pair, can confirm that what we see with Hudcon and their relationship is the real deal. They truly are that close.

A delusion or being delusional is to take a handful of encounters between Connor and F and blow them entirely out of proportion. One video taken without their consent and a handful of work encounters were used to create a narrative about a relationship that has never existed. What makes it truly delusional is to continue to believe this narrative after evidence has been presented that is contrary to this belief. Both Connor and F have described each other as friends. That's it and that's all.

The people who are not completely sold on Hudson and K being in a relationship are not delusional either. Everything I've learned about K has been against my will. People refuse to take accountability for keeping her in conversation surrounding Hudson and Hudcon, when nobody asked or cared. The reason why I don't consider it delusional to not believe they're a couple is because nothing about their behavior this weekend provided strong evidence to the contrary. And that is the only metric that should be used because if they've been a couple for years as people have told us, and they love each other, I should be able to see that when they interact in person.

This weekend we saw K at the Armani Pre-Oscar Party. But we saw her trailing far behind Hudson entering the venue, while his friend Zack was up front with him. By the time she caught up to Hudson, he glanced over smiled and gave her a quick side hug. And that was it. The next day on the Red Carpet of the Oscars, Hudson answers a question that is in reference to her saying that she doesn't want to be perceived. Only for Hudson to bring K to the biggest Oscar After Party to make a "Red Carpet Debut." Then later that night his stylist and groomer decide to post multiple pictures of them on IG like they're Parents posting picture of their kids going to Prom. There's showing off your talents as his styling team, and then there's overkill. Every picture on the Red Carpet is practically the same. Hudson smiles, she has her hand tucked in his arm, and that's the position they choose for practically the entire night. No hand holding, no arms around the waist, no longing glances, nothing. And yes, for a couple that according to everybody and their mama, has been together for years I expect more. There are articles written saying that say Hudson debuted his girlfriend on the red carpet, and none of these articles have any more information than we do.

Then the day after we get a video of Hudson getting ready for the Oscars. He introduces his friend Zack first, then introduces K as his girlfriend. Then describes them both as family immediately grouping her in with a friend taking away any distinction, she would've held as a girlfriend. That might have been a good time to talk about her being with him when he was broke like in the V-Day IG post and how now, they were at the Oscars together. But nope, she's just family there to keep him safe like a little chicklet in an incubator. His words.

I am allowed to look at what has actually been shown to me in their behavior and actions and have doubts. Because for me none of their behavior gave strong evidence to suggest they are dating, have ever dated, or that K has been his girlfriend for years. If I had seen Hudson act towards K "his long-term girlfriend" with even a fraction of the giddiness and exuberance displayed towards Connor that night, then yes, I might be delusional to deny their status as a couple. But since I and several others didn't you can disagree with me and my mutuals but calling us delusional is to believe we all collectively saw something we didn't.

Now we all know things are constantly in motion. We're all coming to our conclusions and having our own opinions on things as new information is given. But this weekend reaffirmed for me that Hudcon is exactly what I think it is, a couple that is private not secret. It confirmed, although I didn't need confirmation, that F/C was always nothing and never was anything to begin with. And the actual source I only cared about regarding Hudson and K, Hudson himself, didn't provide any strong evidence to me that K is his girlfriend.

Support of Hudcon and their relationship in any form is not a delusion, and people are not delusional for loving seeing them together and continue to strengthen their bond. I have never tried to make people see something or believe something they don't, I've only shared my opinions and thoughts. As mentioned earlier if you don't like what I have to say block me and move on, but nobody can force me to change those opinions and thoughts by calling me delusional.

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This post definitely needs to be shared again since Anons have decided to use "truther" in place of delusional and parasocial. If new evidence ever presents itself, I will reevaluate my theories. Until then you can take your " you guys need to stop being parasocial, delusional, and weird truthers" argument and shove it where the Sun don't shine, but that might be hard to do since your panties are stuck way up in there too.

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Ember & Ice

Ember & Ice is such an interesting stop in Hudcon lore. Audo erotica isn't really my thing, so I didn't listen to Ember & Ice in full, just snippets. But those were enough 🫣. I just find it extremely fascinating that after doing Heated Rivalry together the next collaboration that Hudcon chose was to play lovers again, and it's like the chemistry was intensified because they were using their voices alone to convey the intense level of passion we witnessed in Heated Rivalry. Beyond that the photoshoot that they did was just, a lot 🤣. They really enjoyed this photoshoot and got into it, you can tell from all of the BTS footage and that TikTok Quinn released where they were completely enamored looking at the other one.

Then there was the interview they did with Quinn to promote Ember & Ice that was revealing in more ways than one.

There is no other way to describe the energy in this interview other than charged. There were so many gems, in there and the looks that they gave each other, especially Connor looking at Hudson, are revealing. Some stand out moments to me are the following.

I loved Hudson's outfit. The color, the sleeveless sweater, it's one of his best outfits to date.

The way Connor looks Hudson up and down when Hudson is talking about his skincare routine 🔥.

The story of the Sex Sells Tattoos and Hudson making it clear he was the reason Connor came to Vancouver, and he is a good enough reason for Connor to visit.

Connor showing support for Hudson's career goals and aspirations, by talking about how he could see Hudson being Nightwing after Hudson shot his shot with James Gunn regarding the role last year.

That whole conversation while they called each other husband in Spanish.

Connor putting the pointer they were given for a game later in the interview in his mouth and then putting it in Hudson's. I saw a lot of people downplay this moment saying, "well the made out in Heated Rivalry that's no big deal for them 🤪." They made out as Ilya and Shane. This was Connor putting something in his mouth and then Hudson licking it without blinking an eye, almost a precursor to that sink picture from the Met for levels of intimacy outside of character.

There are so many Hudcon moments that people have just written off, and they deserve a second look. Ember & Ice was done simply because Hudcon love working with each other and clearly didn't want to pass up an opportunity to play lovers again, and that means something in my opinion. Especially because their recording was the first time Quinn had used erotica written for two people and not for a solo listener. I love looking back because moments like the Quinn Interview are when some of us in the Fandom really paused and took another look at the nature of Hudcon's relationship.

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Fan Gifts

A palate cleanser. Y'all are annoying and you know who you are.

I would like to observe a couple of things about this picture because I saw the discussion under this post and I thought it was interesting.

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I've seen this picture of Hudson before. It's from the same day as Hudson and Connor's meet and greet at the Bookstore with Rachel and the same day as the "Basketball Date". It never occurred to me that they might be sharing the same room, but I find it very intriguing 👀. You know me I never think it's a stretch that Hudcon share rooms or stay with each other, especially because not long after Hudson stayed with Connor in LA for U.S. Press.

The thing that stood out to me was there was a fan drawing of Hudson and Connor during the September Vancouver trip. I thought it was sweet and interesting that the fan could've drawn them as Shane and Ilya but chose a personal picture of Hudson and Connor from that trip.

Alright short but sweet. I'm off to work on another post. I hope I don't get carted away by the Fandom police in the interim 🙃.

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We Are Borg

I told y’all I was a massive nerd 🤓. So don’t be surprised when I say that as a Fandom we have engaged the Borg. They are hellbent on assimilating us into their madness and it won’t work 🤣. But in all seriousness the things I said in my previous posts I felt I had to get off of my chest. But I do feel like a pause or a reset is needed with Hudcon because some things have gotten lost in the shuffle. This is not me “recentering” since Hudcon is always my focus. However, as people are fond of saying I think we moved on too quickly from a few things.

Let’s Stick to 2026:

1.) The way Connor talks about Hudson in his Today Show interview. The fact that he told us Hudson was saved as Huddy (Shane) in his phone. The way we found out that after their zoom chemistry read they connected over IG and exchanged numbers. They established a relationship completely outside of Heated Rivalry before even being cast and continued to grow that relationship through filming and after.

2.) The Olympic Torch Relay. After we hadn’t seen Hudcon together for two weeks they reunited at the relay and acted like they hadn’t seen each for 10 years 😂. Mind you they had spent the day together before. But seriously we’ve got Connor on camera asking “Where’s Huddy?” Lastly when they left in the car together and Connor caressed Hudson’s knee. That is their default setting.

I chose the first moment because people are so focused on Candyman and his presence in NYC during Connor’s Seth Meyer’s /Today Show appearances they ignore what Connor actually said. Connor basically sat up there and sounded like he was telling people at a Wedding Reception how he met his husband or his future children how he met their Father. I am not letting that go. I would like to sit with that for a moment 😌.

The Olympic Torch Relay is their default setting. They can spend long gaps apart and still be ecstatic to see each other. They are magnets that naturally drift to each other. Hudson said he needed to hold his baby at the GG but Connor was looking for Huddy and when he was in the car with him he went to his comfort zone, Hudson’s knee.

I’ve had enough of the Candyman being the reason people forget all the Hudcon moments we’ve seen. Hudcon has shown us they make the effort to be connected ( Connor visiting Hudson in September after filming was over) and that when they are together they tune out the noise and focus on each other (Tunnel Hands at the Vanity Fair Party). I’m okay with drawing a line and not letting certain cast members affect my joy of Hudcon. Resistance is not futile.

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Again, this Fandom has a short memory. The constant need to assimilate everyone to believe one specific narrative with no deviation is crazy to me. Especially because in this Fandom it means doing what I mentioned in the post and allowing a third party to make you forget every Hudcon moment you've seen. Y'all are worried about late night strolls and who was there or not because you forget strolls like this.

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Candyman

I’m starting to think some of y’all are looking in the mirror and saying F’s name 3 times to see if he’ll appear. That’s how it sounds when people keep expecting him to show up to every thing that’s related to C.

When C is booked for something individually that man isn’t there. Hence when C did the Actors Awards Nominations/Coco Chanel party on 1/7 F was no where to be seen. I’m starting to wonder the age range of the people thinking F will be at SNL. If you’ve watched it ever you would know there is absolutely no reason for F to be there unless you are covertly a F/C shipper and want him to be there. SNL hosts are usually picked based on popularity and they usually have a current project to promote. Even if they’re on a popular show or in a popular movie it’s rare for a costar to show up and in this case if they did it would be H. H and C are the ones who did Late Night Appearances with SNL Alum Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon. Before C was announced as host Jimmy suggested H would be a good host for SNL. So in the off chance any other HR cast is there it would be H. But being an SNL host is a solo gig. Stop wishing that man’s presence on everything C does.

To that end all the times we’ve seen F and C together have we heard them talk to each other or about each other as individuals? Because when they were in NYC they weren’t actually doing joint interviews. C did solo interviews and never brought F up. F only brings up C when asked and even then H is usually somehow included in the question because they are the stars of the show. They are photographed together but not interviewed together and often other cast is present. People are really out here acting like C has said anything about F other than he got coffee with him and he and H talking about F cutting his hand on F’s last day of filming. F has never actually commented on C as an actor, just weird things like C is “freedom”. Like dude what does that have to do with anything?

This ended up sounding like a rant and it kind of is. This will probably be the last time I talk about F unless he does something truly egregious that requires commentary. People are dead set on choosing a doomed narrative involving that man and I’m not going along with it. I’m not going to be gaslit into thinking he’s a good friend with good intentions towards H and C. His actions and words have shown he is not.

I will be tuned into C’s SNL performance for C alone and I’ll be tuned into the next night for him presenting at the Actors Awards as well, also alone.

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Spoiler Alert: This was not the last time I talked about F 🤣. But it feels appropriate to reblog this now. Does this sound familiar? Because it does to me. It would seem the pendulum of dooming about F being related to all things Connor has swung in the other direction to dooming about K being related to all things Hudson. What about her ever being around has changed any of Hudcon's behavior? I will repeat, Hudcon is being Hudcon right in front of our salads and a majority of you would rather fill in and insert people into their narrative that have no part in it, i.e. F earlier in the year and now K. It's wild to me how the past few days have been full of comments about Hudson, K and his team, that could be swapped out for Connor, F, and his team earlier in the year.

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Do You Want a Cookie?

I see some people need perspective the same way they did with C/F. Just because y’all were seeing this girl in the bushes this entire year doesn’t mean “he always brings her” or she’s always there.

January: Paris/Venice/Feltre (with Aika and Connor).

February: Valentine's Day Story that included Connor. Picture posted by Aika for Hudson's birthday with all 3 of them. No actual physical appearance that we know of with Hudson the entire month and that includes his Birthday and Valentine’s Day.

March: 10 ft. behind at Armani. No interaction or pictures during the party. VF After party with Hudcon taking center stage. GRWM video with Zack.

April: Nothing publicly, and if anything was happening privately nobody cared enough to share.

May: A walk on a "group ice cream date" with everyone else. Feet in the lap with boy K there to take the picture. A reference at MET immediately followed by an inclusion of Connor. An Award show. After Party mostly spent with the Groomer's Wife.

June: Nothing publicly, and if anything was happening privately nobody cared enough to share. (Exception a photo with some of the same people he's with right now to promote a clothing brand).

July: Walking through a crowed concert in the background of someone else's video. Social Distancing in France.

Did I forget anything? There may be more things the rest of this month. However, for now this is what we have seen. Since these events or posts are all public, we're allowed to think whatever we want.

If you want to take everything at face value from these events as representation of a stable, loving, "long term" relationship, that is your choice, but nobody is going to gaslight me into looking at these handful of appearances without having my own questions, observations, and doubts. If you want a cookie 🍪 for your efforts to dismiss everyone as delusional "truthers" or for being too parasocial, you're going to have to make it yourself.

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Hudcon 202

Okay so apparently a summer session is needed for some of y'all. First off, I feel like I've been writing to y'all like this 👇🏽 for the past week because I had internet issues and everything was moving so slow. But that's all resolved now.

Time Out: This is for the Anons who keep going from Hudcon blog to Hudcon blog bitching, whining, and complaining about people not taking H/K at face value this week or in general really. Get over it. Using other blogs to hide behind Anon attempting to put others in "time out" for their opinions on their own blogs is obnoxious. You can't control what other people think, so block and move on.

This is Hollywood: Y'all do know Fandoms have existed before One Direction or K-pop, right? Not everything can be compared to K-pop Fandoms or Larries. They're poor comparisons for discussing Hudcon anyway. Hudcon falls more in line with typical Hollywood relationships and narratives in my opinion, and that is the perspective I approach this from. It's a story as old as time in Hollywood to meet your partner on the set of a project and get together. Thinking that two costars are dating is not new, it's not crazy, and it's not delusional. It's simply an observation and a guess that people make and either they're right or wrong.

Ruin The Friendship: Fans speculating about the personal lives of actors on a show has never ruined a show or a friendship. When two people aren't close anymore, they just aren't, for their own personal reasons. A show fails because of bad writing, bad acting, low ratings, etc. not because people think the leads of the show are dating. Heated Rivalry will not fail or be affected by a corner of the Fandom thinking Hudcon are together, and the only way Hudson or Connor would stop being each other's literal soulmate, is if they decided that they no longer felt that way. So y'all can stop clutching your pearls about the idea of Hudcon being together affecting the show or their relationship in any way.

He must be okay with this: I said months ago the last time Hudson was in Paris for Balenciaga and being friendly with Jordan Firstman, that some of y'all have never had to work or be cordial with people you don't like. You can be all smiles and friendly enough, while still disliking a person and their company. However, for whatever reason you are spending time with this person in close proximity and from the outside everything looks amicable. Do any of us know the full dynamics of that relationship? No. But I'm allowed to look at the cold, distant, and odd behavior of the past couple of days and come to my own conclusions, and you can believe what you want.

All right, since this is a summer session, I'm going to end it right here, because there's something else, I want to discuss, but I think it should be separate. However, for all of you who have your panties so far up the crack of your ass I don't know how you can sit or walk, no one is forcing you to engage with this type of content. If you see it in the tag, block and move on.

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Today's Observations

I'm not surprised the "bestie" narrative is being pushed heavily right now. If you've been following me, you should know going back to February that I believe Hudson and Connor saying they were best friends was going to be used or could be used as an effective cover for a deeper relationship. However, the caveat is it works better when they're organically talking about their relationship/friendship as opposed to when it's being forced down our throats with an agenda and bending of facts by the mainstream media.

I'm observing the IG posts from Hudson's team and Hudson himself. Let's give it a few more days to settle before coming to any firm conclusions about what was posted today. At least that's the approach I'm taking. However, speaking of IG I think it's cute that James liked Hudson's post and posted BTS photos of when Connor was in Paris. I love that the styling teams support Hudcon.

Some of y'all are way too pressed about a trip that is easy to explain and even easier to understand. I would refer you to my post about Vancouver and advise you to get your panties out of a bunch over Connor spending some time with Hudson. Well needed time considering the shit show we saw these past two days.

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Lastly, the game truly is afoot. It's interesting to see so many of us get on the same wavelength about what we're seeing and noticing. I've been having so much fun reading everyone's observations and I'm glad we're keep each other up to date, because the campaign to gaslight us about Hudcon is strong. Let's steel our minds.

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Misery Guts

Leilani-Brand Manager

Aika-Groomer

Anastasia-Stylist

Yasmin-Friend from Milan/Previous time in Paris

Mom-Was in NYC for the Gold House Event

These are not brand new players to events with Hudson. We know he’s close with Aika so her wife being there is not a big deal.

He didn’t bring a bunch of people. He brought one person 🧍‍♀️ and she dragged the whole mood down of an otherwise jovial group. Y’all don’t want to say that lest you get accused of being misogynistic. So I’ll say it because I don’t give a fuck.

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High Expectations

I’m going to need the H/K stans and doomers to explain what they think we’re going to see one day. Did y’all think he was going to come back to the Hotel with her like this:

Or maybe this:

What are y'all hoping to prove? That their "relationship" is full of passion and they're waiting for the right moment to prove us wrong? What do y'all want? Because with Hudcon, we like the moments when they're cheeky and look loved up, but we also like them because they look lit up around each other as well.

We've seen pictures in the past, (far in the past mind you) of Hudson and K looking happy, which means it's possible, which is why the fact that they're clearly not happy with each other right now, is so obvious and stark. If they changed course now, it would be nothing we haven't seen, but if I may get biblical it would be like putting new wine in old wineskins. It would burst and frankly would be worse than the show we're getting now.

Y'all seem to think y'all are preventing us from being disappointed when we see "something" as if we haven't been watching the most intimate, private, "friendship" most of us have ever seen, play out in front of our eyes for the past 6 months. Full of private meetings and bursting at the seam's happiness at public events.

Go worry about your expectations about that pairing somewhere else.

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Go Home Roger!

Today's Observations:

I think brown is a great color for Hudson. I didn't particularly like the suit jacket, but when he was in his tank (his signature look) he looked great. Also, I love that Hudson brought his mom with him to the show. She is so pretty, and it's awesome she's been able to be there with her son for all of these career highs for him.

Connor getting an Emmy Nomination for SNL is so wonderful. Connor and Hudson's success and opportunities from Heated Rivalry is amazing to see. It’s also awesome that they shared that SNL moment together.

It’s funny that the same critiques people have about Hudson’s team right now are the ones people had about Connor’s back in Jan.-Feb. The same complaints about their achievements being overshadowed by a certain presence in the form of a co-star and a tattoo artist. Hudcon will be fine and their achievements are their own. Those other two don’t matter not in Jan.-Feb. and not now.

Still observing but you know how I feel about overplaying your hand. People can feel free to continue considering certain behavior as being shy, nervous in public, overwhelmed, etc. I call it petulant and immature. It’s a pattern. Every.Single. Time. You can stop being invited to things. You can be left at home. No matter what narrative is being pushed people can stop being gracious. Which we’ve seen already.

Now considering foolishness I’ve seen two nights in a row let’s make some things clear. If you reblog my posts to be hateful, you’re sick in the head and I can see it dumb ass and you will be blocked. Any whining, complaining, or defending obvious stank ass behavior and you will be blocked. This is my page, and my opinions. Go be weird elsewhere and a preemptive Fuck you 🖕🏽. You can see yourself out.

Until next time or something interesting happens.

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A Successful Launch

I've made several posts about SNL and what I think its significance has meant to Hudcon and people's perception of them as a couple. In light of recent events, I'd like to revisit SNL with some new thoughts.

First of all, a lot of words get thrown around in Fandom so much they lose all significance and meaning. I've addressed one that is overused as an insult in Fandom in my post Delusion. Another one that I'm sure we all would never like to hear again in life is Hard Launch. I looked up the definition from WikiHow if anyone is interested, this is the link as well: What's the Meaning of a "Hard Launch" in Relationships?. I've included this reference because I'm tired of the term being applied liberally and anybody can refer back to this if they want.

What is a “hard launch” in relationships?

A “hard launch” is an explicit announcement that you’re dating someone.It’s the act of revealing you’re in a relationship and showing your partner’s face on social media. Most people “hard launch” their relationship by posting a tagged photo or video of their partner on Instagram, clearly stating they’re taken. This usually happens after they’ve been dating for a few months and want to share the exciting news with the world.[1] Clever “hard launch” ideas include:

Uploading a photo with your partner.

A romantic photo of the two of you kissing.

A picture from the day you made things official.

A photo dump of your favorite moments together.

Updating your social media bio or relationship status.

“Status: Taken 💍”

“@YourPartner 🔐”

“@YourPartner has my heart ❤️‍🔥”

Posting a caption announcing your relationship.

“Shoutout to @Hinge”

“My single era is officially over.”

“Main character in my love story 💌”

“So, I met this guy a few months ago…💞”

“And that’s what you missed on Glee! 🤭❤️🔒”

“Plot twist: We decided to stop flirting with each other and just date.”

https://www.tumblr.com/afro-star/808590653334372352/a-tale-of-two-launches?source=share

The link above is a post I did over a month ago, a day after the Valentines' Day IG story. In it I had fun with the idea that Hudson and Connor's "Hard Launch" of their relationship took place in Vancouver during the trip Connor took in September, when they got their matching tattoos. They posted pictures of each other in their IG stories and on their Hiking Date. Also, they shared pictures that also looked like couple pictures. The songs on some of the posts are interesting as well. These posts follow pretty closely with the idea of a Hard Launch, especially since it's usually reserved for new relationships which their relationship would've been at the time. I've related the fact that the posts were archived, back to their Penalty Box interview where they both said you should Hard Launch, but you can always delete or private the post later if you want. Which is what they did.

The reason why I don't consider anything related to Hudson and K going back to the Venice Photo dump up to this past weekend a "Hard Launch" is because according to the internet this is a relationship that has been going on for several years, not something new that needs to be announced or shared. I thought we all "knew" he was taken, and since we all "knew" about K then the most you can call any of his posts are a relationship reveal. But again, according to y'all we already knew all of this. I'm being nitpicky because people seem to need a lot of reassurance of a "long-term" relationship that is easily threatened by the friendship of two men. But for Shits and Giggles let's look at the Valentine's Day IG story again.

Now at first glance this seems to follow the definitions of a Hard Launch. A photo dump of favorite moments. A caption referencing the importance and length of their relationship. Being posted on Valentine's Day. Except for "Who is that man?" "What man?" The one in the top right corner. At the top of the post. With a heart drawn around his head. Why is he there? I have a close male friend that I've known since we were fourteen. We never dated but if we had that would've made us High School Sweethearts. If on Valentine's Day he made a post about us meeting the first day of Homeroom and wishing me a Happy Valentine's Day but included a picture of a man he had only met a couple of months ago, and drew a heart around his head, I'd be livid. Hudson clearly had a camera roll of pictures to use and he deliberately included that one. That's why the people who still want to play games about this post are a peculiar lot to me.

Alright now that we've taken a look at examples of what can constitute a "Hard Launch" let's go back to SNL shall we. We are now aware that C/F shippers thinking F would be at SNL to make he and Connor's relationship official or Hard Launch was a lie they were told. Although I suspect they would've jumped to that conclusion even without that lie. I've done several posts about SNL and its significance. I don't view Hudson being on SNL with Connor a Hard Launch or confirmation per se, but rather a statement, a big one, about the nature of their relationship.

Now I bet you're wondering why this matters or why even bring it back up. It's because SNL came after the V-Day post and before the Oscar Weekend "gf reveal". SNL had time to breath and be cemented in all of our collective consciences and allowed time to settle. It didn't have any extra people attached to it, F wasn't there, but K wasn't either, no matter how hard her" fans (stalkers)" tried to claim she was, as they're wont to do. That night was completely about Hudcon alone and that's why it had so much impact. We've gone over numerous times how SNL caused a shift in perception and that perception is still holding. However, you view Hudcon, Best Friends; RPF; romantic relationship, nothing about K's presence has deterred people's feelings about Hudcon. And that's what pisses people off. People want there to be a reason Hudson and Connor aren't close, and they want people who like Hudcon to be upset.

Since Sunday we've all been discussing what this weekend and the "debut of K" was supposed to be about, who it was for. But what I find interesting in contrast is who SNL was for? In my opinion SNL was partially for the Industry or Hollywood, because we all noticed an uptick in how people who were in Entertainment talked about Hudcon after SNL, I noted a few examples here on my page. All you have to do is look at how other people look at or treat Hudcon when they're together including Sunday night, to see that within their Industry circle and peers, there is an open secret situation going on and they received that message loud and clear from SNL.

Only one relationship got a golden opportunity to make a statement about what each person meant to each other, without any competition or distraction and that was Hudcon with SNL. So, let's retire "Hard Launch" there's nothing left to be launched.

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In light of recent events, I've been reviewing all of my posts. I love keeping track of things for organization and to keep things clear. So going back to my posts from February and March has been helpful. I feel like now is a good time to revisit this post because still think it stands up. SNL was definitive and all about Hudcon, no filler, no third parties, just Hudcon center stage. SNL happened and we got a very specific image of Hudcon that has continued to have ripple effects. Connor's Emmy nomination today for that episode, a moment he shared with Hudson, and Hudson's sweet reaction to his nomination, is like a full circle moment. Let's continue to observe and keep our focus on Hudcon and their achievements and success and love for each other.