I just don't buy the break up, unless they did it a long time ago and have just been faking it/bffs for the better part of the year... lol Because even post-break-up-video-upload they both continued posting pictures on their instagrams that the other had taken of them. Like, one of the first pictures Ethan posted (with that loooong caption about being grateful, which I think was to help their fanbase sort of "deal" and get over the break up) after the break up video went up was taken by Mark in Mexico. And Ethan obviously took the pic Mark posted w/ the Spider-man basketball (they never give each other pic credit unless they are specifically giving the other a shoutout... that's how they've always rolled and that's how you know who took the picture, lol) They are clearly taking advantage of each other's gifts/abilities in a very boyfriendy way
I think they
1) broke up their online bf relationship because pimping their love felt dirty
2) they got seperate places to experience living alone and have some space to grow individually. That's the gist of it, imo. The second Ethan posted that pic of Mark in the dress I knew they were still together. Ethan is playing around with gender norms and the idea of toxic masculinity. Mark is allowing him the space to grow, supporting him and growing with him, etc. And then the video where they go rock-wall climbing for the first time after months, together? Girl, please. They basically behave as tho they have no boundaries. Like they still
"belong to" each other in a matter of speaking.
Here are some gifs of them touching each other in very... familiar ways.
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And while we're at it here's Mark laying on Ethan's bed like it's his bed...
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