I always find it odd that the majority of Spamtenna content have Spamton as the one who advances. He's the one giving kisses or sly words while desperate for attention Tenna receives. Spamton sure is the more brash and confident one, but with spamtenna I really think it was far more one sided than we are theorizing...
Spamton was already a Bigshot living in Queens mansion when he partnered with Tennas studio. He was running ads there, co-hosting or guest starring and nothing more. He was never an equal to Tenna as he never signed the deal that (as Tenna puts it) "was gonna put him on TV". He wanted to be famous and well appreciated but he didn't need Tenna specifically for that. He was already big in cyber city. He mentions him one or twice as another person he deemed screwed him over in life, getting lumped in with the Addison and swatch. Even his claims are blown out of proportion and we see they are generally unfounded, as he was the one who left the deal (most likely due to the prophecy but that was of no fault to Tenna). To spamton, Tenna was nothing more than another step on the ladder to sucess that he (or more generously the phone guy) broke. Nothing too important on the grand stage of his life and this is reflected in his dialogue where although he hates him, that hatred is kinda scattered throughout a general need to blame others for his life going wrong. The passing mentions are from things they worked on together, while Tenna himself is really the least of Spams problems. He cared for him, most likely even romantically at one point given the Valentines card and the Pipis, but he wouldn't have been quick to advance things in that way.
But to Tenna... Spamton was everything. His way to relevency. His ticket back into the limelight after CRT starts to go out of fashion. His life and actions and dialogue are centered around Spamton and the deal that fell through. Spamton represented a hopeful future where he would be loved and appreciated again. In everything he does he has spamton brainrot. His music is poisoned with Hey Every and he mentions him directly far more than spamton with far more vigor and emotion. They both blame eachother for how things went, but Spamton leaving was a massive betrayal to Tenna, one that isn't reflected as much with Spam since EVERYONE in his life is a betrayal. The angriest he gets is the Damn you Tenna page, where its clearly business as usual, focusing on his present condition and not Tenna personally.
Tenna clearly loved and needed Spam more than Spam ever needed him. This coupled with Tennas impulsivity and boisterous loud nature when excited, to me, makes him far more likely to make any romantic advances. Spamton was his world and his ticket to a better one and that clearly mattered to him... ALOT.
Adding to this, more evidence on Tenna pursuing over Spamton can be found in the Sweepstakes, where Spam openly talks about his romantic endeavors during his bigshot era.
In both these comments he says he was "[kissed] on the mouth". Note neither of them say he was the one advancing. In the first he admits to not caring as long as he can invest, noting back to another ask where he says he loves anyone who can give him [kromer]. In the second he seems very mad about it, ranting about everything he had to suffer to be on top yet still end up in the garbage (including many censored phrases but take that as you wish)
I bring this all up because Spamton has nothing to gain flattering Tenna and the stuff we do have implies he was nothing but on the receiving end of it. Kissing is always an act done TO him. This isn't to say he didn't care for Tenna at all, but i doubt his feelings were anywhere close to what Tennas were. And Tenna has the motive to pursue him in order to gain info on his sucess. Tenna even admits to this being something he was doing here.
The way he laughs nervously after sweet talk makes me think he was the one making flirtatious advances not only because he genuinely loved Spamton, but because he needed something from him. Spamton would have no motive to be so brash and he doesn't seem to care enough about others to do so if there's no end goal.
I'm not trying to say Tenna is a horrible abuser or that he commits sexual harassment. Spamton is a salesman and the most divourced darkner in history. He seems to accept this type of business transaction (and cares for him to some regard), but I'm noticing a pattern in fandom works where Spamton is foward, crass and romantic while Tenna swoons like a woobie, which I highly doubt was the real dynamic.
Anyway I love spamtenna but dont woobiefy the CRT ok byeeeeeeee
