🌈 Richard Madden & Brandon Flynn: Part 44... Italy Is For Lovers

Previous thread

Ok in the previous thread we discussed about the franklin village resident and his sightings of them a month before the first set of pics, but no one ever mentioned how after the pics came out he/she spotted them again and they had their arms around each other meaning they didn’t give a fuck that they were just pap together and how the media knew about them....Do you guys remember that post I think it’s on the earlier threads maybe the 2nd or 3rd I’m not sure...

R2 Link from the previous thread.

R2 it’s on the very first thread

R2 that person only saw them once for the record. another person on twitter mentioned seeing them at brunch at kitchen 24 in WeHo and said Richard kept taking smoke breaks on the corner lmaooo

R3, no it was a different one he/she posted again and he stated he saw them again after the pics came out and they had their arms around each other I think Charlie was with them he/she said maybe they didn’t care about the pics being release because of their actions ..I’ve been looking all over for it I think it’s on the 2nd-4 threads ...still not sure.

R6 I see a second post from that person on 4/20 but they just mentioned that the pet store is in Franklin village and recounted the story of seeing them at the restaurant showing PDA. I could try looking again for more posts from that person.

The franklin resident had like 5 or 6 post untill he/she disappeared..the first was about the sightings,the 2nd is about how clearly this is Franklin Vilkage and he describe the place they are at,the 3rd is I think how they spotted them again with their arms wrap around each other, the 4th is him talking again about his first sightings and how they had PDA and I forgot the rest ..I didn’t know if it’s in that order..

R&B pictured in Italy (from last thread)

R8 Oh interesting that the person spotted them again showing PDA despite the articles. I do remember heir other postings that you described, but just not that one unfortunately. They probably stopped the PDA just because of the attention, but I’m sure whenever they feel comfortable or in certain places, they probably are affectionate. I have a feeling in private (like at home, in their hotel, villa etc), they are attached to each other like glue.

I don’t recall any post about them with their arms wrapped around each other and I’ve been in this thread since the very beginning. (Not counting the weed pics, obviously.) But they don’t need to be physically touching to give off couple vibes.

I don’t know why I feel bad Richard didn’t go to Glastonbury.. I mean he’s out liking pics about Glastonbury FOMO and missing people

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I hope Richard doesn't develop feelings of bitterness towards Brandon for having to miss Glastonbury :(

r12 If he truly wanted to go he would have. He's liking posts because his friends went,. The comment he left was on the director of Klondike, who it really seems like he hasn't seen in a very long time.

Yes. Richard broke up with Brandon because he’s bitter about spending a lovely sex-filled holiday with his boyfriend instead of going to a concert. JFC.

R14 If he does then they were never a strong couple to begin with. Richard could’ve went. What if he told Brandon he didn’t want to instead? We have no idea. Just knowing Bflynn from being in the 13RW fandom and watching his interviews/his interactions with people, it’s obvious to me that it would’ve been in his character to encourage Richard to go to Glastonbury if he really really wanted to. He’s the type of person who would’ve told him to go even if that meant for whatever reason that it would be best for him not to go. This was discussed to death in the previous thread, but Richard is a grown man who can make his own decisions. It’s not like Brandon doesn’t have anyone else to hang out with lol. What if he wanted to do NYC pride weekend but for his boyfriend he decided to skip it for the vacay instead? They both sacrificed something that is a pattern for them and that they love doing to be with each other. I honestly don’t see Richard being crazy upset about missing it when he made the choice NOT to go.

I'm about to start blocking you bitches who keep bringing up Glastonbury. Yes R is devastated. He's absolutely heartbroken over it.

Just when you thought Brandon’s resentment of Richard’s slow social media approval of his content would break them up, surprise! It’s actually Richard’s resentment of evil Brandon for locking him up in a villa and forbidding him from going to Glastonbury. I swear to god, we have twelve year olds among us.

R11 I don't remember the arms around each other bit either. Just that the person assumed they were a gay couple because they looked like a couple close together

Ok I found it, it’s on thread 2 r552 so my memory was wrong they didn’t have their arms wrapped around each other but he did spotted them again at Franklin Village with their dog after the pics was release and according to him/her clearly didn’t care..

Honestly, I’m a huge music fan and I love love love love festivals, but if someone told me I could choose between Glastonbury and spending a holiday with Brandon Flynn in Europe doing nothing but drinking, exploring, and sex whenever we wanted then UMMMMM there’s only one logical choice I know I would make. I rather Richard be happy and satisfied with his boyfriend than him at Glastonbury possibly not having the ultimate best time because his boyfriend isn’t there. And again it looks like his friends only did Friday so maybe he just didn’t think it was worth it for a weekend. People are talking about possible resentment, meanwhile they’re probably getting up right now for morning sex and blow jobs. They’ll be FINE.

Meanwhile in Italy: Richard is crying about missing Glastonbury as he comes inside of Brandon

Brandon probably tied him up and played the Glasto setlist while hate-fucking him in their villa just to rub it in :( I’m worried :( Who will save Richard from the throes of Brandon’s homosexual wiles?

R21 Oh he must’ve saw them when they were walking Charlie that day they were pictured with Jamie Bell and Kate! He said he saw them on 4/8 which is the day those pictures were taken so makes sense. Damn, that person will probably continue to see them when they’re back in LA. Lucky for them (and I also love how he/she respects their privacy).

R21, the pics of Jamie Bell and the rest was already out in thread 1 when he posted the other sightings in thread 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7ct_D08VQ

you can see them in the back at around 4:07 at the wallows thing. Much clearer than other background sightings. wanted to post earlier but i couldn't post.

r27 Thanks for sharing. Richard's smile and laugh are cute.

Ahhh how cute!! Here a screenshot in case people can’t see it. Richard seemed to be enjoying the convo! If anyone can slow the video down like a smidge and gif it, it would be so appreciated! He laughs so big and cute!

THAT’S SO CUTE

They’re both laughing bless

Can someone post a better link of that vid pls

R27 OMG you’re a treasure! Thanks for this!! They both look so cute and happy AHHHHHH. I love seeing them as a couple with friends (this and the Jamie Bell pap photos). They look so natural.

Here

R32 Here it is.

It was an event filled with teens such a cute shift for Richard

R29 Thanks! They look so happy!

OMG REMEMBER WHEN IS ON IN THE BACKGROUND AT THAT POINT. Looooool I would’ve died because 1) Brandon and Richard hello and 2) that song is a JAM

Do we have any gifmakers here?

LOL Bless.

R39 might go and learn how to just for this

Honestly I can’t believe there are people lucky enough to have beared witness to them in the wild. Like... who do I gotta fuck...

R42 or is it “bore witness” ... eh idk anyway you get my drift

Oh gosh, even the way they are sitting or standing is the same, they are so in sync.

They are talking to Alisha there awwwww

At 4:37 Dylan is talking with Richard and Richard is smiling so cute!

R46 Oh and Brandon is also there hugging some girls.

R46 SHUT UP SHUT UP SERIOUSLY??? I LOVE Dylan so this makes me so happy death

treasuring these moments forever, wow what the fuck

R47 he’s hugging Alisha and Lydia Knight (dylan’s Girlfriend)

R48 I'm serious, lol. I have to watch the whole video, maybe there is more.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

R47 Isn’t that Alisha and Lydia

R52 bitch thank you

Ahh bless! Here’s another screenshot

R50 Thanks! And OMG R52! You are the best!

SAVING EVERYTHING AND WEEPING! THANK YOU WALLOWS/13 RW FAN GIRLS

R52 thank you saint!!

Alisha and Lydia in brandon’s ear: geeeet itttttttttt

I need a whole download link for this video in case it ever gets deleted. This is sooooo pure. Brandon’s friends already seem so comfortable with Richard and this was MARCH. I’m dying.

R59 Oh man, you know Alisha was like “who are you texting??? ROBB STARK??” when they were in Tahoe in November. I’m sure she knew in the early stages and was mad hype

R61 lmao yes!! “Oh is that the king in the north again? Is he going to make you bend the knee?”

I was trying to see if i could spot them in the back skating. how cute would that be? no luck lol

R52 could you gif Richard and Dylan talking too? You’re a doll!!!

R63 Richard would never LOLOL. Brandon can and went later on the week after with Alisha but him and Richey seem like they just wanted to chill at the release party which was cute (still dying over Dylan and Richard cause YES).

r27 Thank you for sharing!

i just realized. Is this the only thing we have of them in motion together? glad i decided to look through that video lol

Alisha was instrumental in those December thirst traps. She been knew. She was probably like “lol he has a girlfriend? we’ll change that”. But seriously their friendship is so so pure, so I’m just extra giddy seeing Richard interacting with her!

R67 we have the Monaco clip but that was super short and they both were with his parents so meh atmosphere, but THIS??? Gosh so pure

R68 yes!! This is why I’m dying!! I’ve been hoping for some kind of video of them for ages.

R69 ha yes but also they were just standing still there basically

Richard’s LOUD Scottish accent saying “how’s it going??” to Dylan just made my entire fucking day. OH MY GOSH!

I’m sure Richard met them and hung out on set in February too!

R73 he followed Alisha a few days into March so I feel like he didn’t really meet her until Brandon was back from Miami (he went there after filming wrapped on 13 in late feb)

Wow thank you!!!! Richard look soo happy!! No wonder he move all the way from England to La ! Feb-March was such a beautiful time for them so clearly in love and not a care in the word who saw them!! I kinda hated that the paps took pics in such an early time of their relationship I wish they did it after a year because this vid is so blissful and the pure Joy Richard face is soo genuine ..I’ve never seen him like this, and as much as I am a fan, I sometimes wish I didn’t know about them so they could continue this ...than their current paranoid selves...

I’m screaming because I just wonder what Dylan was thinking.... “Brandon and these foreign boys, tsk tsk tsk” hahahaha

Brandon has a type, that's for sure.

I wouldn’t exactly say Richard and Sam are anything alike physically or personality-wise

How dare you compare Richard to Sam. They’re brits that’s the only thing they have common

*in

R78 His type: British, lol.

R78, haha same here! Sam and Richard are nothing alike except they were bullied for being fat/chubby in their pre teens and both have 2 sisters.

H79 I have a friend who is dating guys only from that one specific country. It's a thing.

First we had a pic of them in Italy doing something else other thn walking and now we have a vid of them in motion!!

I still haven't met a person who doesn't have a thing for Scottish men. It's everyone's type.

R82 Brandon has two sisters as well and was chubby but bullied for other reasons, not weight related. No wonder he connected with these!!

I just love Alisha and Lydia swallowing Brandon whole in that hug because SAME

Richard is such a sweetheart indulging all of it. Fuck, I’m so happy they found each other! I want to see video now of Brandon interacting with Gemma Chan while Richard is there as I’m sure it’s just as joyous ❤️

Richard supporting Brandon's friends, that's so sweet!

Richard def seems like he already met Dylan and vice versa. They start engaging in small talk immediately - no introductions. Dying if he actually met them during 13RW filming 😭

All his friends know Brandon is fucking him, why else would he be there, right? Oh, the gossiping in that group must have been something when they first found out.

I wonder what Miles thought when he heard about R&B... Well, at least he already got Connor by then.

Christian and Alisha are huge GOT stans so I’m sure they lost their shit. The others probably were texting Brandon like “DUDE DUDE WHAT THE FUCK AGAIN” at his magical powers. Tommy most likely met Richard Halloween weekend and he did like brandon’s 💖 comment on Michael’s photo of the trio so I wonder if he knew something around then. R92 I feel like him and Miles will never be close again which sucks because they seemed to have had a lot of amazing fun together. I think it’ll always be one of those things where it’s just slightly awkward. I wonder if they have alot of scenes together this upcoming season.

R93 Yeah, Brandon and Miles will never be that close again. Miles is closer to Ross these days and Tommy seems to remain close to both of them.

I can't believe this. The person that found this video is a treasure! Im sure that whole cast lost their shit when they found out B was fucking R lol He definitely visited B while he was on set

They probably asked Richard for GOT spoilers lbr

Brandon is such a good roommate. Bringing Richard to all these events and giving him lots and lots of hot sex.

Wow. We are truly blessed. I love his BDE and he is just living his best gddamn life. No need to announce. Just get it.

I would love to be a fly on the wall during sexy time. 😬😭🔥🌡

How dare he be so fucking sexy.

^^gaymadden.tumblr.com, lol.

Did they just like Tom Holland’s post at the same time? What is with Their sudden obsession with him lol

I don’t think it’s an obsession. Richard ofcourse will like most MCU things and Brandon has always liked his posts. And wow these two really get on their phones at the same time. Hope the morning sex was amazing!

Fuck, I just thought of Richard waking up first and running his hands through brandon’s hair as he sleeps on his furry chest....I feel like they have the most blissful mornings.

Our friends from weibo put the two clips from the wallows party into one vid, thanks!

Hoping these jet setting cuties get back to LA by the end of next month, visiting for the first time from the UK and I’d quite like to check out some of these areas and see what (read who) I can see!!!!

R105 if R is part of The Eternals cast, he should be back stateside by mid July for Marvel’s Comic-Con panel/ announcement.

I saw over at reddit that Marvel is the only big studio that’s doing Hall H this year so spotlight is going to be on whatever is happening to the MCU.

R104 Chinese are always first on that, also the most hd pics 👌🏻😭

I really think they hang out with Tom Holland when they stayed at the same hotel, that’s why they’re liking his pics

R93 also Tommy liked the unicorn emoji that B posted under R’s Cannes pic

Is Tom Holland secretly dating Zandaya or is it a studio thing like Robsten?

They're trying to persuade Tom in a ménage à trois but can't pry him away from Gyllenhaal.

R110 Pretty sure whatever kind of relationship it is it's an ACTUAL relationship. She's fiercely protective of her dating life so I doubt she'll say, but paparazzi have caught him leaving her place at extremely early/late hours, and fans figured out that a video he posted was taken from inside her bathroom at like 5am. (How the HELL they figured that one out I don't even know.) They've been seen out shopping and going to movies together, and he's spent Thanksgiving with her and her family and stuff, and they're tight with each others families. I think there's probably more to it, reasons to think they might legitimately be a thing, but I don't really follow either of them to tell you, sorry. I just remember I've read a couple things on it and came away going "oh, yeah, they might actually be real." That or they're SUPER close friends.

R110 he’s been with zendaya privately for years. Ironically her mother confirmed it on Instagram in a comment hahaha

R99 That whole shoot was SUCH a good look.

R104 So someone from Weibo is following R&B DL threads?

r110 They are a real couple and in my opinion so were Rob and Kirsten. Bisexuality, remember? Or she just was in the process of figuring out her secuality.

R115 I think Kristen and Rob Patt both pretty much implied that the studio pressured them to do the whole Robsten thing.

They may have been pressured I don't know about that but I think despite that they were a real couple.

Oh, I didn’t know Tom Holland and Zandaya were secretly dating in a way it’s similar to Brandon and Richard, but not really... Why do they deny it tho it could help the movie I bet the studios are begging them to be more open about it.

I hope Brandon land tiny part in the Eternals..

I don't know much about T&Z but have they ever denied it? It feels like everyone knows but they won't talk about their private lives? Where have I heard that before? LOL

R118 Remaining private seems to have been working for them these past few years and they are best friends at the end of the day, so I’m sure they just found a balance that works with them.

R119 Oh gosh, I hope Brandon never does anything with the MCU. I want him to do movies with A24 or Annapurna. I see him being an indie king.

R120 yes they have denied it many times

Can anyone repost the weibo link? It’s not working for me

R122, interesting that T &Z denied it because Brandon And Richard never denied their relationship. Is it because of being a mix race couple? I know it’s 2019 but there are still some fans who can’t handle seeing their fav with a different race is that why they are so secretive ?

Someone mentioned in the previous threads the reason why Richard stayed at that hotel is because the Spider-Man cast and Russo brothers stayed there as well maybe he had a meeting for his Eternal role? I hope Brandon met them as well I love for him to have part in a MU movie .

does anyone else jak off to the image of Richard fucking brandons asshole, deep and loud and with major hard thrusting. brandon cums, but Richard keeps fucking his ass, eventually cumming right into brandons waiting hungry mouth.

R124 some celeb couples just want to stay secretive because it’s better for their relationship. I doubt it’s bigger than that. They give their fans what they want in terms of the work and that’s all that is necessary.

R126 Not at all, but you do you!

Ignore the fact that this is a woman he’s kissing (from GoT) but HOLY FUCKBALLS HE BIT THAF LIP SO GOOOD I imagine him doing this to B a lot

r123 Does this work?

R130 yes thanks! :)

R129 omg are you stalking me? LOL I just rewatched that scene 30 minutes ago several times and I was dying. I remember seeing it years ago and just finding it so beautifully orchestrated and sexy. Richard is just so sensual, I love it. I feel like Brandon takes control a lot of the time though, I don’t know why I’ve always felt that but it’s a gut feeling.

R132 hahaha no I just saw it in a gifset on that gaymadden tumblr that someone else had linked upthread. But yeah... damn boy. I do agree though that I think B takes a lot of control.

What’s your reason that’s it’s Brandon who takes a lot of control and not Richard?

Maybe they’ll fly to Las Vegas and get married

I don’t think Zendaya and Tom date at all lol

R136 people in their fandom pay attention so they probably know better I’m assuming. I guess that’s similar to people saying Richard and Brandon aren’t dating (because they don’t care to research or look at details that would suggest otherwise).

R134 I have always read Brandon as an insane people pleaser so I just felt like when he’s in the bedroom, he does a lot for his respective partner - anything to bring them ultimate pleasure. I also think he probably initiates more of the control often with R based on the amount of experience he’s had intimately with men in comparison to Richard. By the way, this isn’t me commenting on positions (I see Brandon as a top, power bottom, etc).

R137 it’s true couldn’t care less about these two, just had a feeling that Tom would love to get in a relationship with her but she treats him like a friend. I can be wrong, I don’t really follow them

R139 i guess after so much filming together it would be natural to fall for each other even if they didn’t in the beginning

R138 he’s a Libra of course he’s a people pleaser

r138 I wouldn't be too sure B is more experienced than R just because he's had more relationships with men. I think R has fucked around a lot we just don't know of it.

Guys , I was reading the earlier threads and they mentioned that Jenna and Richard have/or had the same publicist is it true??

R142 I Richard has been with plenty of men.

R142 Oh yeah for sure I bet Richard hooked up with guys in the interim between dating Jenna and Ellie, but I think Brandon just learned more “tricks” by being with a man regularly for the past few years dating atleast back to college. But yeah Richard and Brandon seem like the couple though that is able to pick up what the other needs in the bedroom based on the day.

*plenty*

Yes, I bet they are plenty satisfied sexually which is part of the reason they are inseparable..

R143 Don’t know, why does that matter now?

R124 I'm pretty sure Zendaya has denied other relationships she’s been in too. I think she’s just extremely private and this is how she chooses to do things.

R148 Clearly someone is dying to build a case for Jenna being a beard.

R150 That’s exactly what they’re doing.

R90 R91 Dylan and B got really close working together so much filming the last two seasons of 13RW- just LOOK at this adorable photo Alisha took of them at the table read for the last episodes of season 3! - so yeah, I have no doubt he heard ALL about Richard as it was happening in those early stages :D (along with Alisha, of course.)

R129 wow that is so sensual if only it was Brandon he was kissing...in real life they are prob more rough with each other...

B's mood since Nov.

He is honestly the most powerful gay of our times. I bow to him and worship. Wouldn't mind worshipping him physically but doubt I'd ever be allowed to get close enough.

HOLY SHIT that Wallows party keeps delivering months after the fact.

I wonder who ask who out? Gosh, Brandon must have been elated when Richard decided to move to LA just for him! Living together during feb-March in a tiny apartment must have been so blissful sigh~ just the two of them and Charlie.... exploring their bodies, smoking Marlboro and weed while listening to Brandon’s fav collections of music on vinyl and only going out for a bite to eat and sometimes hanging out with brandon’s friends at the bar drinking Richard’s favorite Vodka drink...

Omg, they look so happy and in sync with each other in that clip! They mirror each other, I bet they have amazing chemistry in bed and out of bed. Seeing Richard laughing is so sweet, they look really sweet together and it's great that they were there with Brandon's friends. They are so good for each other.

I really feel like it's been R leading the way. Weird since it seems to be his first gay relationship but it just really feels like R has been taking charge, pursuing B, moving, asking him to go with him everywhere. Not that B is some weak willed doormat doing everything R asks but dating someone in the closet you usually let them lead the way so that they are comfortable with the steps they are taking. And R isn't taking steps, he's more like taking huge leaps and seemingly loving it.

I find it a little weird that people here can't seem to imagine a relationship that's more or less equal and need to put them in a box that reminds me of straight people in the 50s.

r160 Really not what I was saying and you'd know that if you'd ever dated someone closeted. Or actually understood what I was saying.

R160 Agree. They likely each bring strengths and weaknesses to the relationship and the hope is that they balance each other out regardless of who’s out and who’s closeted.

I’m just imagining the side conversations between Brandon’s 13RW costars while this relationship was unfolding. I know he was with Sam before so they have seen him with a famous BF but Richard is whole other level of upgrade and unexpectedness.

Enjoy Richard being adorable as fuck.

R79 Hairy British guys, presumably uncut. That’s three things, lol.

Anyway, thanks to the folks who are capturing those little moments from the Wallows party. Bless!

Is this the same homophobic bitch that’s on twitter? Read the comments on this pic. Are they really stupid or are they genuinely pretending that Richard isn’t in Italy with Brandon?

R166 Same homophobes/psychos. The thought of Richard being with Brandon enrages them and I love it!

R166 Not surprising, they hate Brandon. I think she’s one of those Madderton fan girls.

That’s her. There are comments on other posts where someone mentions B and her reply is something like lolol okay!

R159 I agree actually - I honestly do think they have mutual respect for each other and overall they both contribute to the relationship more or less equally- but I also think it would be naive to not acknowledge RM has a bit more power here. Obviously being the more well established career wise and also not being officially out, he's leading the way they are handling public interest in this relationship. But also privately - yes I definitely think RM pursued Brandon and a relationship with him. Being older, he saw what he wanted and wasn't interested in playing games.

Some are just out of touch and rely on other fans to let them know what Richard is doing. But the OP damn well knows where Richard is.

R166 Let them live in their delusion, they still think they have a chance with him lol, Richard is making love to Brandon every night in Italy while those delusional people still pretend that Brandon doesn't exist. I bet they are fuming with jealousy lol.

I just can’t imagine being a fan of someone and actively ignoring who they’re with. And like, considering how much she stalks him, she for sure knows he’s in Italy. It’s hilarious that she refuses to admit it.

R173 she can’t admit it because then she would lose every obsessive belief she has about who he is. Fans like her mold their idols into what they want and that is how they love them. Any change would ruin everything for her. He cannot be in a relationship with a man. He just can’t.

R167 She's a cuntbag. Let her stew in her misery.

I’m the first one to let out my feelings about him whether negative or positive but I couldn’t deny the fact that Richard is very brave person considering what he had to face when he was a fat pre-teen who was endlessly bullied at school when they found out he took on a role where he was raped by an older male..that must have been traumatic for him, and i understand why he doesn’t want to be public about his relationship and how he seems so paranoid of being talked about and judge and I think it stems from him being that fat kid who was bullied.. and I’m glad he came a long way where he can be with the person he love even if the memories of those hard times can be hard...

Richard's eyes are so dreamy, Brandon too has beautiful eyes. Imagine them gazing into each other's eyes while they are making love.

R176 Didn’t Brandon say he was bullied too? I think their connection goes so much deeper than we can imagine which is why they both are all in so quickly.

What does someone's career have to do with a personal relationship? It's sad if you think that if someone has more power /influence/money in their professional life then they also hold power over people in their private life. My boyfriend earns more money than I do and we're at completely different stages in our careers, but you better believe that means nothing when it comes to us.

R173 What’s hilarious is, she’s actually cutting off her nose to spite her face in what she’s doing. They all are, the ones who refuse to acknowledge Brandon or any new Richard developments with him involved. Update accounts LOVE to get new pics, new sightings, new news. They love to be “first” with that kind of thing, they pride themselves on staying on top of things. But in refusing to post anything with Brandon, they’ve had to keep missing out on posting so many new pics and new titbits about Richard! No Monaco party pic because B was there. No acknowledging the pic of him in Italy or any of the sightings (or even that he’s there) because again, Brandon is there. They know all of this stuff is happening with Richard, there’s no way they don’t, but they have to keep on acting like none of it is happening. And meanwhile, other people ARE posting about it. It’s ridiculously dumb and petty and they're all awful, but it’s actually comical in that sense.

R179 this. And Brandon has his own career and financial success so not even sure how Richard would be leading on this front. People keep making Brandon submissive is such weird ways on here and I just have never perceived him as that person who is just a follower.

I’m praying for some latergrams from this trip

Those Wallows clips inspired me to check the youtube videos from the Elton concert that R and B attended. The VIPs were seated at the left side of the stage (facing Elton's back) but sadly none of the videos were close enough to see that area lol

R183. Aww, damn, that’s a pity. Thanks for trying though, it was a clever thought!

R182 I feel like once they're done with the vacation they may post some scenic views.

I keep going back to how cute this interview is.. yes Richard sure likes his ciggies... do we think Brandon and Taron have actually met?

That richardmaddenaddicted chick is like “still no news where he is” lol like she doesn’t know he’s in Italy with Brandon 😂 lol what a bitch (bitches) I guess there are a lot of them

What’s wierd is the Richard Stan is a Taron/Richard shipper...you know I’ve been reading tweets about those shippers and they recently tweeted how We should all respect Brandon and Richard’s privacy by not talking about them and posting pics at all but I feel like their intention is not genuine it’s just to erase Brandon out of Richard’s Life on Sm and to make room for Taron..

R186 if they hadn't met before they absolutely met at the NYC premiere.

R186 In Taron's post from January 16th, B joked that Taron farted on Elton's piano. You don't joke around with someone like that if you're not friends or met at least. So I think R introduced them to each other very early on.

R189 wasn’t Taron at the Sacramento concert or am I making that up?

R190 agreed. It's too familiar for someone you don't know who is also close with you're relatively new boyfriend .

R188 I don’t get the Richard/Taron shippers. Are they joking or do they actually believe it like those Larries and Charmies?

r191 He was at the Fresno one.

R194 Ohh ok, thanks! Also side note question. Is the timeline incorrect with the date of the show? Because everything I’m seeing points to the Sacramento concert being on January 16 but the timeline says the 14th.

Brandon just liked this. LOL

How funny is that Sam and Brandon were watching GoT episodes together, Brandon was wearing an Elton John t-shirt, and Richard retweeted a photo of Sam in 2015 ... lol

R193 Nah, I think mostly they just enjoy their friendship and the cutesy vids of Taron flirting with Richard. Pretty sure none of them can handle the idea of their romantic leading man engaging in actual buttsex.

R193 I don’t think they’re joking. In a weird way I think Richard’s relationship with Brandon added fuel to their delusions. Now they know Richard isn’t straight.

R193 Most of them are like 14, so I think it’s pretty genuine

R193, I really don’t understand them either especially the Richard stan who ships them but hate Brandon because she and her minions believe with all their heart that Brandon is an attention whore who is using Richard..I’m a fan Taron but he I is one of the biggest attention whores out who loves to gay tease..

Taron isn’t a gay tease ffs

Can someone explain how Brandon is an attention whore? It's not only the R fangirls, I was reading the very first threads night and a lot of the comments were that B is a fame whore. I don't see it.

I’d love to throw that ig like of brandon’s in certain faces on this thread...

Sexy beast.

R203 those were Richard homophobic stans. they always repeat the same “we just don’t like Brandon’s behavior because he did problematic things in the past” but don’t precise which problematic things they’re talking about. Some of them even post here from time to time claiming Brandon has done something wrong, but not saying what exactly

They ship R & T because T is straight.

They don't like B because they feel like he converted a straight man and turned him gay.

R205 his lips are so perfect 😭😭😭

R203 He's not. You don't see it because it's not there to see.

R207 nah they really believe t & r can be a thing

Does anyone know what was B bullied for? Since it was mentioned it wasn't for being chubby? And why was I under the impression that he said once he was a bully, rather than someone who was bullied?

Also, I don't think Sam and R mean that B has a type, especially if you throw in Miles.

R203 Brandon is the exact opposite of an attention whore. The haters just needed a reason to hate him and they came up with that and it stuck for moment. They will find new reasons.

One of my best friends, who’s a straight, 42 year old female, is absolutely rooting for these two as a couple because, in her words, “they’re hot as fuck together”

I think a certain age range will be absolutely delighted for them as they know (or aren’t deluded enough to think) that there’s no chance of bagging a male celebrity that hot or any male celeb for that matter at all!!

Might point her in the way of those Twitter accounts to leave a few choice comments!!!

R207 LOL Brandon "converting" Richard reminds me of the old Ellen show when she came out. The running joke was that every time another gay was converted, the winner gets a toaster oven. On that note, Brandon deserves a motherfucking Ferrari as his grand prize.

R203 The main thing they pointed to were the pap pics of him and Sam. Which I get, because they are certainly a lot, but like I said previously, they were a joke. I guess they either didn’t know that or didn’t care. There was also some discussion about B following/unfollowing R (which we all chalked up to a mistake). They took it to be he was trying to get attention. Same with him leaving comments. All for attention to point out he’s with R or whatever. 🙄🙄 The main girl is also a big Ellie fan, so that probably has a ton to do with her dislike.

They ship him with Taron because they know that it isn't real but with Brandon, they know is real and they are can't accept the fact that Richard likes men, they think it's Brandon fault if Richard is "gay" now, so they hate him and they think he brainwashed him LOL!

That woman from Entertainment Weekly didn’t have nice things to say about Brandon.

No disrespect to E but she has Fans??? Lol I still don't fully know what she does as a career. She's an actor as well. I suppose. I've never heard of her outside of her being linked to Madden. Maybe she's a bigger deal in the UK.

R215 They have made up outright lies about Brandon, too. They claimed that Brandon unfollowed and re-followed Richard multiple times over the course of several weeks or months, and they also claimed he replied, "Fuck you!" on a fan's photo with Richard before he allegedly deleted the comment. (Someone asked the fan in question if that really happened, and the guy's response was "LOL, no."

Make no mistake, they're a vicious little group of bitches. Thankfully, though, they're in the minority.

R208, they just didn’t like his behavior when he was with Sam, their relationship was way too showy and that disgusting kiss with Brandon sucking the life out of Sam was traumatizing enough which Sam even admitted it was just for laughs to show off the paps which i have to admit is all kinds of attention whorey...I don’t want to excuse Brandon but I do believe this was all Sam’s idea he mentioned in an interview how he wanted a positive portrayal of a famous gay couple in the media because it was very rare when he was a kid.

I forgot to add that they are convinced that it’s B calling the paps (again for attention) because R would never and it’s all Bs fault that R moved to LA where all the paps are and now he’s miserable lololol.

R218 she’s an actress, but really just starting out. They’re trying to make her a “big thing” and she seems to be consistently working, but I don’t know...

If you go to Game of Thrones' YT channel they have a clip from the reunion special that will be released with the special Blu-Ray collection. Sean Bean, Kit, Maisie, Sophie and Isaac (Brandon) were there for the Stark reunion. R really doesn't want to be associated with that show anymore. Ned died season 1 and he still managed to join lol

R217 you mean the junior, unprofessional EW social editor? Now we’re paying attention to her and her unsubstantiated tweet?

R211 he was never bullied for being gay that’s sure (he said himself in variety)

Here Brandon talking about getting bulled

R222 or he was busy?

R223 what did the tweet say?

R220 oh cmon don’t try to explain them. or are you with them? nothing bad about sam and brandon’s pda

Here Brandon talking about being a "bully"

R229 it’s a PSA.

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

R230 I’m amazed that he is able to make that speech sound so passionate. Christ he could read the dictionary and make it sensual.

But yeah he wasn’t actually saying he was a bully...

Thanks everyone for the Brandon info. I think this accusing your fave's dating partner of being a fame whore is typical. I've seen lots of fans of actors find their gifs to be fame whores, dropping hints etc, it's just jealousy usually With Brandon there's the gross addition of homophobia added in.

R231 Sorry but so cringey. I know they were acting up for paps but still.

Richard is very excited by this giant snake.

R234,Exactly, There is nothing wrong with PDA whether you are gay or straight but that is absolutely disgusting and like I saud before it’s not Brandon’s fault at all and more to do with Sam.

R220 Other than that one tonsil-swallowing kiss, there was nothing remotely showy about their relationship. Proves that some people will go to great lengths to excuse their homophobia.

By the time they were in Australia you can clearly tell how annoyed and unhappy Brandon is by the paps even telling Sam to walk somewhere more private but Sam seem oblivious about it or just wanted to put more of a show.

Ayyyyyeeee.

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R239 this blessing of a scene... christ

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R238 Brandon was over it.

R240 Does anyone have a gif of the scene in "Worried About the Boy" where he says, "You know I don't have sex with blokes, right?" Those two gifs back to back would be hilarious.

R235 that was one of the first outings he had with Laura Whitmore way back in 2016

As for the Richard fan, his sister does follow her account, so I think she plays it safer on IG. If she’s has nothing nice to say about Brandon then it is best that she just continue not to mention him. R222 Richard said in one of his interviews that he could not make that GOT special because he was filming Rocketman at the time.

R238 In these pics you can clearly see how unhappy Brandon was with the attention. Look how Sam tried to hold his hand. Just sad.

So what did the Entertainment Weekly intern tweet about Brandon that was so bad?

Between the Sydney video and those pics, yeah, Brandon was done and maybe soured on PDA for the benefit of others. Guessing he's on the same page as Richard in that department.

Brandon make out scene with Alisha Boe in 13RW.

R246 oh Brandon wasn’t interested in holding hands. But didn’t get they break up soon after this?

R247 It was something vague like "not impressed by him." She didn't go into detail. (Unless this was another EW employee people are talking about?)

R250 Yeah like two weeks later

I think the romance with Sam was really overwhelming for B. I don't think he liked the attention at all. Can't say I blame him. Sam seemed like he wanted to put on a show at times and B probably just went along with it because he loved his bf.

I think R&B are probably on the same page about PDA. In the words of B They don't want to scandalize their relationship. I think B probably was hesitant about going into another relationship where he'd be under a microscope. I think for the most part they've done a good job of staying low and living their life. Being in Europe is probably refreshing for them. I imagine they probably let There guard down a bit in Italy. I can imagine them showing a bit of pda. Small touches here and there

R250 Yeah, soon after they broke up.

R251 I remember that tweet and wasn’t sure what she meant, but take it she wasn’t a fan after meeting him.

R253 I disagree, but i can see this point later towards the end of their relationship. In the beginning though, Brandon seemed to not really give a fuck kissing him and holding hands all over NYC. I do think as the relationship progressed publicly, he did start to become less and less patient with the paps and annoyed that every other week it seemed like there were new pictures of them. I actually think he would like to hold richard’s hand while walking everywhere but he ofcourse respects him still being in the closet/boundaries, so it’s probably whatever to him.

Can someone explain bit more about that EW woman? I still don't get how B is "bad"?

R256 I think she tweeted that as shade like saying her meeting or encounter with him wasn’t great

I wouldn’t say Richard is in the closet. Just because he hasn’t made a public statement to the masses doesn’t equal closeted.

I don't think R is deeply in the closet enough that if B was dying to hold his hand in public R would refuse.

R is clearly smitten with his bf. I don't think holding hands is a huge deal for either of them and I guarantee as time progresses we'll probably get to see that.

It's such toxic heteronormative shit that gay men and women feel like they have to come. It starts early with dumb dumbs who do the gender reveal parties. I know gender and sexuality are different but it's the assumption that everyone is straight and cis that fucks people up.

Exactly. Why should one have to “come out” to live their lives authentically? He’s out here dating a man, living with a man, going on holiday with a man, probably being publicly affectionate with a man.. he is just being himself.

The type of publicity that Sam and Brandon attracted with all the PDA was not of any benefit to their relationship. It looks like it was wearing down on Brandon or maybe he looks miserable because of other things going on in the relationship. I hope that him and Richard just do what they want for them and take their time.

Neck grabbing > hand holding

On Instagram and in their stories, Brandon seemed much happier even days when pap photos of sam and him were taken so that to me read that he just preferred the content come from him usually or his boyfriend and not strange people waiting in the streets with cameras. Also, Sam is just such a bigger star than both Richard and B, so the coverage was really heightened imo. I think Richard (atleast for now) has a good amount of fame and him and B can mostly do their every day things without crazy intrusion.

R263 Richard grabbing his neck in public just makes me wonder what kind of shit they do in private....like omg

R263 I feel like it's time for another reminder that only THREE FUCKING MONTHS have progressed since those glorious photos surfaced. I'm still waiting for Richard to beard up and issue a statement that he and Brandon are just friends, like some DLers insisted would happen. lolololol

Neck grabbing is more intimate. More sexual imo.

When they're in LA they seem to only go out for food and Charlie's needs.

I'd imagine having a stranger hiding and taking photos when you're out doing normal shit with your bf has got to put a strain on things especially if you're having other issues within the relationship. Nobody wants someone in their face like that. Some of those pap photos B looks pissed will Sam looks like it's nbd. R is at a really fragile place in his career right now and them being off together without having people hound them is probably the most healthy thing for them as a couple.

Well ladies, I'm just here to report that I'm in the middle of the slightly dull tv series that is Klondike, BUT as a consolation prize Maddo is at the top of his beard and hair game. Ugh, B is such a lucky lad for bagging him as his man!

I miss Charlie with his daddies! I bet they facetime with him every day.

Man, I want to watch more madden content, but I’ve heard Klondike and Medici are meh as a whole. I haven’t seen Cinderella either because it just didn’t interest me plus I don’t love his look there. I’ll probably cave watching it since him and Lily seem to be really close/have great chemistry.

R269 Brandon being apart from Charlie is like the equivalent of Richard choosing him over Glasto hahahah. Both their babies, but right now vacay time with the babe is seems to be more important

R270 Medici isn't bad, I liked it. A lot of it was filmed in Italy so there's some beautiful scenery and stuff. And my GOD, R is beautiful in it. Like, I know everyone goes crazy for the Bodyguard body and everything, but I actually think he was overall hotter in Medici. (And he is actually good in it.)

And yeah, his look in Cinderella was NOT great. But he and Lily are very sweet together, and like you said, it's really nice to know that they're still close friends years later thanks to working together on that.

R266 lmao yeah let's also not forget the guy couldn't even bring himself to say they're just friends in an interview with the fucking New York Times.

R270 I enjoyed Medici. And he’s the star of the series, so he gets a shit ton of screen time. I’d recommend it to anyone who’s a fan of RM.

R271 I was gonna say that last night. I know as someone with a dog that’s like my child, I could never be apart from him this long if I wasn’t with someone I really truly loved. And I’m sure Brandon feels the same.

R270 R272 Awesome, thanks for the recommendation of Medici, I’ll probably check it out now! And I agree that he seemed to look his “hottest” there (and in that space priest look 🔥🔥🔥🔥) from the pictures I’ve seen!

R268 So apparently his dad had a bit part in that? I wasn’t aware of that till I saw his sister’s Instagram post.

The fact that B is still in Europe makes me hopeful that he'll go with R to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for his honorary doctorate

Anyway, I just wanna see R wear an Academic dress lol

I've been saying from the start that B is probably just as much into the lowkey public thing as R. I first found out about B when he and Sam started dating. I'm a huge fan of Sam's music and therefore followed him but it felt very showy from the start. Like Sam was so into the idea of being in a gay relationship that it mattered more than who he was with. It wasn't Sam's first try to have a public relationship either but until Brandon none attempts took. It felt like Sam was more into the idea than his actual boyfriend while B seemed to be genuinely into Sam and probably at first happy with being so open since it was also his first public relationship.

I still think Sam was an idiot for letting him go because I think it was Sam who broke it off rather than B. And I think it was hard on B. Being very publicly in love and then very publicly being heartbroken. So I think B is very happy being with someone who is lowkey and not advertising everything for their own benefits. And cutting off SM to pay attention to his boyfriend.

R278 I really really hope so! Not holding my breath but I could also see it.

R278 I was going to say that but I didn’t want to jinx it, lol. Trying not to have any expectations and maybe we’ll be pleasantly surprised.

R279 Sam and Brandon broke up because they weren’t a good match. Just like Ellie and Richard. Couples that don’t make any sense.

R278 Yeay I'm thinking about it too, I would love to see Brandon sitting with Richard's parents.

After realizing they’ve been together all the time, I just can’t even imagine how they got through those other months where they were hardly in the same city for extended periods of time. This vacay was most likely apart of birthday celebrations but to also make up for that.

R279 I still feel like the break up was mutual as reported, because they both seemed to be super upset that it just couldn’t work. I really think Richard taking the initiative to move to LA for him is extremely significant for the future of their relationship. Like Sam was based out in London and him and Brandon would be long distance anyway or having to fly out to another part of the world just to see each other if they were both free. Having a home base is so important atleast for a serious couple. Like I’m sure B was prepared to just hook up with Richard if he stayed in London, but probably freaked the fuck out when he said “nooooo, I’m moving to the US surprise” lmao

Yes! I went over the timeline again the other day and it's crazy how much time apart they had when they first got together. This Italy holiday is probably them making up for that! This is probably another reason why R was so sure about moving to LA. He probably knew he couldn't stay away from his guy for too long.

R276 No problem! Hope you enjoy it :) It took me a little bit to get into, and like, I don’t want to promise you it’s the greatest show in the world or anything, but I liked it and thought it was pretty good overall. As SatansMistress said above, if you’re a fan of Richard it’s definitely worth giving it a go.

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R287 His chest hair is seriously my favorite thing ever. He’s so beautiful!

I don't think we appreciate this video Richard graced us with, in Milan, the start of their European love fest, freshly shagged, super content, and just sweet as all fuck.

Prince Charming.

R289 I love that video. It seems like Brandon kept making him laugh and this was their final take lolol. I feel like his friend Daniel was so ecstatic that he’s with a guy seriously this time. I still love that he left the fashion show with Brandon all smiley. Ugh, I’m glad they’ve had the entire month of June to basically be with each other outside of 1917 filming.

R289 He looks like he's living his best life.

R291 I think Daniel seemed thrilled to get to essentially be Brandon's date/escort for the Verace show. Lovely for him to get to know Richard's boyfriend and spend time with them.

The Versace show was before this video right? I'm sure they had a nice couple days with Daniel in Milan.

Rocketman.

Yaassss

Haaaayyyy.

Cinderella Ball Scene. Mr. Kit dancing.

R289 bitch was fucking glowing in that video. GLOWING.

R298 right? It's the polar opposite of his RBF.

R289 I said that too! Like this is full on “best sex ever” glow and happiness. And then Brandon shows up at Versace equally glowy and glorious.

^meant for r298

What is it with these two and Italy and Italians?

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R298 He is glowing. No wonder he's chained himself to B.

Very cute.

R304 You are a little bit late to the party. If you scroll back you will find more.

R302 it’s nothing to do with Italy. It’s really about those amazing Italians. R and B love London and LA too but those citizens keep failing us.

Oh. It must have been the ones who show up black when I was reading the thread.

r306 Didn't I read somewhere above that R really loves Italy? Of course he loves to stay there with B.

R307 Here is the other one.

This is March? So couple-y already.

R310 they were already living together by this time.

R306 We've gotten so much great content from the Italiens. Bless them.

R310 R was in LA by February living with B so yes. They were coupled up and meeting friends and family by then

r311 Yes and by my estimations already been in a relationship for at least 4-5 months. Just imagine. One month together and they decide to move in together. They're into this so deep.

They've been together for about 7-8 months now, right?

Haha I was on twitter looking for something and ran across this tweet and I’m cackling lmao.

That crazy bitch who insisted he wasn't in London when we could see him there with our own two eyes? Lulz.

Based on all those pap pics of Brandon and Sam and how it likely for show at the end of the relationship, I can see why Brandon may not want a repeat of that kind of attention with Richard. It likely wasn’t a positive experience for him. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is also being cautious. Just a thought since people here think it’s Richard’s decision not to be overly open.

r315 I think fucking since Nov. In a reationship since late Nov/early Dec. So yes, app. 7 months.

R315 yes. I’m in the November camp for their start.

It's probably a good thing B had such a public relationship with Sam before R. It made him want a more private relationship and R is very private to begin with. Perfect match.

Anyone else kinda dying to know what Brandon gave Richard for his birthday? The best sex of his life aside.

I'm in the hookup Nov. Official couple/boyfriends in Dec Camp.

R323 Me too! It went down during second LA trip in November.

R322 probably the choice of Glastonbury or the Italian holiday, I imagine it as a make your choice for your birthday, I’ll follow you anywhere scenario!

October camper, no one is blessed about a platonic relationship.

R316 LOL I live about 30 miles from Huntington and I have a bunch of friends attending Pride this weekend. Pretty sure one of them would have noticed if he was there.

I think they fucked right after they met

I think they likely met in October around Halloween. Probably exchanged numbers and flirted a bit. We can agree to disagree but I don't think they fucked until November. B was clearly getting the D then. Everything points to that imo

So on another thread here we were discussing how we’d like Brandon Flynn to suck us off. Does anyone else here think he’s a little slut wanting his hungry holes filled with random cock? I guess it just that slutty look in his eyes that’s revealing.

R329 they followed each other on insta November 4th which usually happens right after people meet. They went out with Asia and Michael that week and Brandon very openly commented in his flirty way to Richard’s posts. If they were fucking on the low, I doubt B would be commenting like that since Richard had a GF publicly and he was in the closet. I say later in November for hooking up for me if I had to guess.

R331 Richard followed him on 11/2 and Brandon followed back the next day. Then the event they were at was the LACMA after party on 11/3.

Ugh I just love that Richard and Dylan already seemed aware of each other. I ofcourse knew Alisha has known about Richard so I expected them to already been friendly with each other (I think she was the first friend Brandon told back in like November, I can imagine all the gossip that went down during their Tahoe trip and you just know together they looked up his current relationship online etc lolol). But seeing him interact with Dylan made my heart swoon because he’s so fucking cool + it most likely means Richard was actually near the set in February.

No that's my prediction as well. Mid or late November. Most likely mid. I think they probably flirted a bit. I can see them both being forward enough that Asia probably saw something. Hence the #blessed comment. I don't think B commented anything scandalous enough that would make him pause because R had a gf atm

I’m still in the fucked in mid December camp, but def agree that in November they were probably flirting/talking all the time.

I know we can't know what this was about but what a turn around, Brandon crying over something to his dad in public on Oct 25, and withing the span of a week meets Richard and it's sunshine since.

I believe they first fucked on December 9, 2018 at 8:07 pm in Los Angeles, CA.

R339 I agree. Btw, nothing he commented was scandalous but if you are hooking up on the low, you just don’t start all over sudden commenting on your hook ups posts. My guess is that during this time is was all friendly and open.

R336 I’m still not sure about the validity of that just because Brandon was on vacation around that time. B did appear more subdued and more alone post breakup though which is human.

R337 LMFAO YOU WIN. Hahahahaha thanks for the laugh.

They really did meet at the perfect timing. Hearing about this breakdown with his dad really hurts my heart. I'm glad he and R found each other exactly when they did.

I think they probably haven't fucked yet but fingers crossed bc they are fond of each other, probably.

I’m in the mid/late November camp too. I feel like B is too nice of a person to comment on Rs IG post from a vacation with his girlfriend if there was cheating going on. That’s some shade if he did.

I think they started to flirt as soon as they met and then in late November, they were already in love.

R341 No you’re the winner!

Yeah Brandon was most likely talking to other people at the same time and stopped in December. If Richard still had a girlfriend, I’m sure he had his fun too. But I think they both felt that they would regret not pursuing anything with the other. I wonder how Richard is when he’s trying to woo someone. I saw SO much of himself in Leo West, just like anxiety wise, but I’m sure he’s a lot smoother irl lolol

Oh wow. Never knew about that breakdown.

R341 for the win! LMAO

Just imagine if Ellie accompanied Richard to LA for those promo trips....oh man, I wonder how things would’ve changed (if anything).

r341 is correct. In fact, Brandon is a virgin saving himself until marriage.

I suspect it was all but over for R and Ellie by the time he met Brandon. They probably already had that trip planned and Richard went through the motions and finally ended it after. And I bet he told Brandon as much.

Richard and Brandon really got lucky with the timing in terms of filming schedule. When R was with Ellie, he literally had filming for Ibiza and then 5 months of Bodyguard. They had about 9 months left together, but it’s clear by the end of that he was ready for a life change. Brandon was on the latter end of 13RW filming and didn’t have to be away for 6 months by the time he met Richard so it probably just worked.

R350 I definitely think that’s the case. Maybe the vacation was thought to help spice things up again for them, but failed.

I think by that Ellie trip R had probably already checked out of that relationship. I know some here think it was a last effort to patch things up but I never believed that he and E was serious about the relationship. I think they were a couple for the sake of being in a relationship. And when R meet B he probably felt the sparks and was ready to end things. Maybe B even encouraged him to really see what he wanted.

I think B knew what was up and that's probably why he was bold enough to like the pic and comment on it.

I agree r352, I don't think you bother trying to patch up what to me seemed like a relationship out of convenience. Like I said, I think R was going through the motions and finally called it quits after.

Also I’m sorry but Ellie is a head scratcher for me. That was a celeb relationship that just looks good but nothing there. Such a huge change for Richard to move from that to someone as captivating and full of life as Brandon. No wonder he’s rushed it along so much.

We can never know for sure if it was for convenience, but if I’m being honest I feel like this relationship with Brandon is the most serious one he’s ever had, yes including Jenna. I don’t want to wade into more ex talk, but watching the nerd HQ interaction between them in 2013 and hearing the difference in their answers when asked how do they stay connected despite being on opposite ends of the world just made me think that Richard was more invested in it than her...

(Also still laughing at that one red carpet event where one of the photogs yells at them to pretend like they like each other because Jenna seemed pretty merp).

I just think Richard’s willingness to leave the UK behind for someone he hardly knew and then be linked romantically with the same man publicly just implies that he’s really wanting something extremely long term with Brandon. We’ve said it so many times before, but he definitely could’ve found his own home in LA while dating Brandon, but ultimately chose not to.

Miley Cyrus and Mark Robson covered Amy Winehouse at Glasto. I bet Brandon would’ve DIED seeing that as he loves all 3 artists!

R166 I just noticed that someone helpfully pointed out in the replies that Richard has been in Italy with Brandon. If that was one of you, bless you for doing the lord's work.

Ronson**

There's no need to bash Ellie. Based off her interviews she seems very youthful and full of life as well. Not as captivating as B but I can see why R became friends with her. I think they were both single and just decided to date and R was done when he met B

E didn't put out like B. End of story.

Where they active on IG today?

R360 no one can put out for Richard the way Brandon can and vice versa. Both are dick-whipped.

I’m friends with a member of the crew on the set of 13RW and he said he fucked around with Brandon early one morning/late one night at a wrap party. According to said friend, Brandon was coked out of his head and couldn’t get hard, but sucked my friend off like it was the last cock on earth!

Insta activity

R364 there’s been more than that from both throughout the day but IG has been screwy today. I don’t usually have much issue with seeing their stuff but today it was showing stuff then disappearing and back and forth all day

Gemma Chan just got to Lake Como. Wonder if the boys are meeting friends there or something.

R363 I'm not sure if I believe you but it's a nice image so I'll accept it

R367 I was trying to see which post you were replying to and couldn’t find it. It’s from a blocked troll.

R367 yes I’ve had them blocked too. Troll.

[quote]I think they fucked right after they met

I think they fucked WHILE they were meeting!

R366, interesting so she and her boyfriend only attended Glastonbury for a day, I wonder if the rest of Richard’s friends will meet up there in Lake Cuomo as well..

I am tempted to say they fucked from the moment they met if it weren't B's IG comments. I think he'd have been more subtle if they'd already be fucking because I don't think he has it in him to be cruel and kinda rub it in E's face.

Which is why I think there was only heaving flirting and the #blessed comment probably came to happen because R most likely was flirting heavily and Asia was probably as stunned as I that B managed to pull the formerly known as straight King of the North.

R357 she deleted that comment! It was perfectly innocent just said that he was in Italy with B and then commented back something snarky. She left the ones that said he was on vacation in Italy without mentioning B. Horrible.

I agree R372. I think B wouldn’t do it and I also think R wouldn’t appreciate/like it.

Oops nevermind they arrive in Glastonbury 3 days ago so not only for one day..I do wonder If Richard’s other friends will all meet up in Italy...

R373 Yeeah, that comment is long gone, instead there’s some exchange about blocking and “you just had to comment all the details” or something like that 🙄

Here's a question, was she censoring talk/sightings with ellie? Or other friends? If he was vacationing with Taron would that be a detail that must be deleted?

R372 I’m glad someone sees the IG comments as a sign that they probably weren’t hooking up then. Also note that the comments cooled off when they likely started hooking up!

R376 no censoring at all. She posted the pic of R and his mom leaving the hotel. Someone in the comments from the London birthday stay commented about B and there was a similar block/rude comment situation. I’m surprised she’s left up the blessed pic. I think the group selfie is there too. The pap stroll of he and Ellie in Italy is there too. Tons of pics of R and friends/fans/etc.

R376 Of course not! She doesn't want to mention Brandon at all. They want to erase him from Richard existence. They use the excuse that they want to protect Richard's privacy but it's not true they don't want to face the fact that he's in a relationship with Brandon so they pretend that he doesn't exist.

R376 if Richard was vacationing with Taron in Italy I can guarantee you there would already be 10+ fanfics, each 20,000 words long, about them fucking on the beach or in a luxury villa overlooking the Tuscan hills

Well the good news is she can't control Richard content or erase Brandon.

But I actually think it’s a good thing that they leave Brandon out of it if they are homophobes. Let other fans post about Brandon and Richard and celebrate them. Who needs that silly account? I’m seeing so much support for them everywhere. Let these morons be drowned out.

R373 R375 I figured she’d delete it, but I’m sure it nettled her, so it wasn’t all for naught. ;)

While no one needs those accounts I do think it sucks that all the major update accounts are homophobic. It's not just them leaving Brandon out. The one on Twitter put clown emojis on Brandon's face and calls him dramatic and makes up shit about him constantly following/unfollowing. They have large followings and usually are some of the first to get new pictures and event information out. It's irritating.

Are there any true fan accounts that are totally impartial on IG? The mains ones (two or three popular ones with a good amount of followers) I’ve seen won’t post anything with B. The ones that do are the two “Branchard” accounts and I think there are maybe some non-English language ones that do as well?

R384 these fan accounts are so stupid and literally run by teenage girls of course but I had forgotten about the clown emoji thing that was honestly kind of gross

R385 The only Richard fan account on twitter I've seen that mentions the Brandon stuff too is this one @maddenthinks. If there are others, I haven't come across them. I saw them tweeting earlier on because someone was expressing exactly that sentiment that r384 was saying, that there's no Richard update accounts who'll even mention Brandon, and this account said "happy to be that one!" or something like that. So we'll see. I don't know how good they are in terms of new pictures- unfortunately the richardmupdates account really is the best for all the new stuff and the hd pics and all. But at least this account isn't allergic to any mentions of B, they update the stuff that includes him too.

TBH majority of the reason I'm here in this thread is because I refuse to taint my instagram feed with homophobic fangurls. Nor do I want to be associated with any Blanchard inanity. This is the best way to get updated content without ruining my day (too much).

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The clown emoji tweet

R390 Disgraceful... At least use a cute puppy emoji!

Thanks R387! I couldn’t find it on IG though. Maybe I’ll start one 😜

Lol! I love it!

Smile fucker.

R394 He should never smile... to prevent those wrinkles!

r393 what did you post? It says the tweet is protected.

Anyone know what else did they like on Instagram

R394 July 2014... a throwback!

Speaking of throwbacks...

R355, what were their differing answers? And can you please expand a little on the photog yelling at them to look as if they like each other? Never heard that one before. Is there a link?

Is Gemma Richard’s friend or Brandon’s?

R401, Richard's.

R401, Richard’s friend and apparently she’s in Lake Cuomo,Italy I wonder if the rest of the gang like Douglas Booth is there as well and B and R will meet them there..

Speaking of friends, who is R’s best friend? Is it Gemma or Douglas? Or is it a non celeb? We know B’s is Alisha

R404 also Kevin, no? They seem close.

Not that it's unheard of for R & B to make ridiculous travel plans, like flying from London to LA instead of directly to Boston a couple of days later or flying from Italy to London to... Italy again, but we should probably take into account that Lake Como is on the other side of Italy from Lecce.

R401 Richard's lol although she seems to like Brandon quite a bit. He's definitely infiltrated that Brit pack.

r404 Hard to say. Richard seems to spend quite a bit of time with the friends of people he is dating and he's really quiet about his own friendships. He seems almost equally as close to Douglas and Gemma depending on where any of them are at any given time.

So they have fully infiltrated each other’s friends circles? I didn’t realize how complete the infiltration was! Now we just need R to spend some quality time with the Flynns. But he might have already. Didn’t papa flynn visit LA recently?

Before summer ends I'd bet Richard visits Miami.

Wow just google Lake Cuomo and it’s so beautiful hopefully we get pics and Gemma take a pic of Brandon and her and post it in her insta

Yes, Lecce and Lake Como are across the country but it's a less than 2 hour flight lol.

R412 I know and that's why I did say they are capable of some ridiculous travel plans, the likes of which I would never make for myself. Then again, I've apparently never experienced the kind of love that makes you fly from London to Boston via LA, so I ain't sayin' a word.

Does anyone know where I can maybe watch the carpool karaoke ep with Richard and Taron? Not for shipping purposes, I promise. Assume I have no Apple accounts and no money to give them...

Hahah on their Glastonbury pic it looked like Douglas Booth is the third wheel with Gemma Chan and Dominic Cooper.

R414 which ones are dating?

R404 Douglas is his best friend

R415, Gemma is dating Dominic Cooper anyone know who Douglas is dating at the moment? There were rumors he dated Ellie but I doubt it

I'm actually now imagining Gemma texting RM like "Hey if you're down, a bunch of us were planning on taking a trip to Italy after glasto" ... and his response being like "yeah uh Brandon and I will already be there" lmao

r417 Bel Powley

417, interesting how long have they been together?

I meant R19

R418 she already is aware he’s in Italy with Brandon because he ditched Glasto and the whole crew is very amused. She’s talking him into Lake Como though.

R420 Two and a half years

I think they have plan this Italy trip for awhile first spending it together and thn with their friends.. if we get can’t get pics B and R trip in their insta thn the next solution is their friends ...

R404 I would say Richard’s best friend is Andrew Hawley. Douglas and Richard are good friends, though.

[quote]The fact that B is still in Europe makes me hopeful that he'll go with R to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for his honorary doctorate. Anyway, I just wanna see R wear an Academic dress lol

Me too.

THIS!!! Enough with the homophobic stans:

Can someone add the Monaco pic to the timeline?

I really hope we get to see them kiss at some point :))

R425 Andrew Hawley went with RM to the NTA's, right? also I think I remember Richard brought him to the afterparty for the London Rocketman premiere as well (yikes I am so far deep into this thing that I actually remember that lmao)

I think being with family in the 4th of July is tradition for Brandon so I would be in complete shocked if he missed it .

R430 Be reasonable your bf is getting an award but you need to go home for July 4th??

So it’s july 1 around 4 am in Italy so it’s been 2 weeks and 6 days since they left La.

The 4th of July is just an excuse to eat crap and get drunk, it's not one of the high holy days.

If you count LA and the tumblr sightings of them there around June 9 thn B and R have been inseparable and never leaving each other’s side for 3 weeks and 2 days.

This is a never happening again thing for Richard so if Brandon goes and misses July 4th it's reasonable.

Thank you for the summary.............

Literally I see every other post on here as blocked. Take a break hon!

R432 Poor Charlie should divorce his parents!

I still owe a reply to the debate over whether it's right to refer to Jews (or half Jews) like Brandon as white. I know the thread has moved on by the time I caught up and I did try to answer once, but DL ate my response. But I'm compelled by my job at an international center where I work with, among other populations, Jews from all over the world and against antisemitism. I'd hate myself if I didn't eventually reply and I do think that as antisemitism is rising, this is important (even for people like Brandon, who may be less affected than most).

[quote]I’m sure Polish and Russian Jews wouldn’t call themselves middle eastern but go off I guess *rolls eyes*

Actually, many of those I've gotten to know over the years do, as they're aware that all of those places in Eastern Europe are the countries their families have most recently lived in, but that their ancestors had all originally come from Israel, which is in the Middle East. They also tend to have a good recollection of how persecuted they have been in those countries by the non-Jews there who never failed to remind them that they are foreigners. One of the most common phrases to shout at the Jews at in Europe, to this day, has been "go back to where you came from".

[quote]Also this article says you’re wrong. There were plenty of people in the past who converted to Judaism who did not come from the Middle East and thus would have passed their Jewish ancestry down as well.

You managed to find one of the few studies, if not the only one, to claim that SOME Ashkenazi Jews are PARTLY non-Middle Eastern. Let's assume for a second this study is right. Since Jews are an ethno-religion, the Middle Eastern Jewish-by-birth ancestors had to be the majority in the family background of today's Jews and the Jewish-by-conversion ancestors would have had to adopt and embrace a religion, a culture, values and traditions that are Middle Eastern in origin as their identity. Why should all of that be wiped out from how Jews are being defined today by SOME non-Middle Eastern DNA? I kinda feel, in trying to explain this, like I did when I was trying to explain to a biphobic gay friend of mine that bisexual people, even when currently in an opposite sex relationship, even if they will never be in a same sex relationship, are always exactly that, bisexual. That their identity runs deeper than just a slice of reality that he was choosing to focus on. I'm not sure if I succeeded with him, I'm not sure I'm succeeding now, but I am trying.

But then, the study seems to have been criticized by several geneticists for problems in the research methodology, sample collection, type of DNA tested (only mitochondrial) and interpretation of the results, plus a follow-up research had contradicting results. Which gets me back to what I first brought up. That just like there is a study which is the exception to every widely accepted conclusion in the field of science, so this research seems to stand alone, in a sea of studies that have consistently found the following:

[quote]Studies of autosomal DNA, which look at the entire DNA mixture, show that Jewish populations have tended to form relatively closely related groups in independent communities with most in a community sharing significant ancestry. For populations of the Jewish diaspora, the genetic composition of Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Mizrahi Jewish populations show significant amounts of shared Middle Eastern ancestry.

And again, I'll add that by those who consider "white" to be a preferred race, the Jews are clearly not and never have been. For some on the left, as "white" has become a synonym to "oppressor", they began to identify Jews as white, even though Jews have never been seen like that ever before. We are currently seeing more antisemitic sentiments rising and being expressed in relation to this notion, so please understand that it is a dangerous one for Jews, and it's not even supported by the facts. (1/2)

(2/2)

[quote]Ashkenazi (European) Jews are closer related genetically to Sephardic (North African) Jews and Mizrahi (Middle Eastern) Jews than they are to other Europeans. Not very white.

Thank you.

[quote]I have a similar ancestral makeup (my dad is Italian instead of Irish) and grew up in the same town as B. I can tell you that most Jews in south Florida, especially ones where only one parent is actually Jewish, would tell you that they are white. If you asked him his religion, that’s another story. Obviously I don’t know all the Jews in SoFla, but I sure know a lot. I’m not [R248], but I think that’s what they were getting at too. It would be the same if Bs parents were black, and his mom were still Jewish. He’d say he’s a handsome black man.

I'm not from SoFla, so I appreciate your POV, thanks for adding it. Am I understanding you correctly, that basically for SoFla Jews, what counts is skin color rather than ancestry? I mean, I'm gonna guess this isn't just a SoFla thing, that maybe it's a bit more about Jews in areas where antisemitism is less common in the States? I need to ask more questions about this the next time/s I can - ever since this debate originally arose, I mostly got to work with American Jewish kids with disabilities, so obviously this isn't something I'd bring up with them. If I did understand you correctly, I find that to be a real shame. Because your Jewish ancestry is no less a part of defining who you are than your skin color and even if your skin doesn't look like people expect it to when you say "Middle Eastern", so what? I've known a Romanian Jew who told me that because he does look so Middle Eastern, Arabs in Romania used to mistake him for one of their own and start talking to him in Arabic. I've known a Moroccan Jew whose skin is extremely fair, his eyes are blue and his hair is strawberry blonde. At the same time, there've been Indians and Persians I've met whose skin is so fair, they don't look anything like you'd expect them to. I assure you, they don't let their skin color get in the way of owning their Indian / Middle Eastern origin. I think it's a real shame if some American Jews let skin appearance erase their Middle Eastern heritage, with all of the beauty that has to offer (I've learned from that Moroccan Jewish gay friend of mine how to sing a few of his traditional songs... man, what a beautiful, enriching culture) especially when that erasure is increasingly being used against Jews. If I misunderstood something, please do correct me. I'm here to listen and I do try to stay open to learning.

PS - To add, for people who are half-Jewish, as I'm assuming Brandon is (based on his Irish last name) and like you, Jewish-Italian anon, I still feel there's room to not call you white because it erases half your heritage and I don't know a lot of people of mixed heritage who would be willing to easily accept that. Admittedly, I may live in a place where being of mixed heritage is a cause for pride more than anything else.

If Jews aren't white, then Southern Italians/Sicilians aren't either

I love that they are inseparable it’s a beautiful thing!

You know it's sad when I'm more invested in what celebrities are doing for the fourth of July than my own plans. LOL

I personally think they'll be together for the fourth. R could easily fly to Miami with B after the award. I selfishly want him to spend time with B's family

When is comic con because Richard will be in San Diego when they announce the cast of the Eternals.

BTW how come no one added the Tumblr sighting on the timeline ? I believe it was around June 9 Richard was spotted walking Charlie while Brandon was behind him.

R446 do you have the links to that?

love that pic of brandon with doggie, is it possible to repost it such that I can save it? cannot do as is presently posted, much thx

Is that the Tumblr user that said she was babysitting and bumped into R & B coming out of a restaurant and everybody called her a liar and then it was confirmed that R was indeed in town in LA

R449, yes, I don’t have the link but I love it if someone posted it here so I would know the exact date she saw them...and it also needs to be added in the timeline.

R400 I’ll link you to both videos. First one go to 48:50

(Next one in following Post)

R400

R405 yeah kevin is his best friend from Miami. I would say he’s closest to him and Alisha - they probably have known the developing details of him and Richard since November tbh

R449

And if anony searches their Richard and Brandon tags, all the subsequent posts about the sighting are there. She saw them June 8th (in the evening).

followup post to that which explains in detail

R449 R450

I’ll add this one here as well.

"We've been spotted!"

Thank you! So I was wrong it was on June 8 not June 9 so basically 3 weeks and 4 days being inseparable!

They really do look like a gay couple.

If I didn't know who either of them was I'd assumed they were a couple out and about with their little dog.

R459 yep, these two babes have literally only went 5 days out of June without each other.....that’s CRAZY when you think about it especially in context that they live together and would probably be eventually sick of each other...but nope does not seem like it at all lolol

R387 Any Richard stan that maddenthinks regularly tweets is fond of Brandon as well. There’s a couple hat she talks to that are really defensive against the haters. One of them is a GOT stan who actually was a Brandon/13RW STAN fan first and who peeped that they have been in each other’s pockets since the beginning (she legit called it in January after finding the playlist and the day Brandon deleted the stuck in the middle photo). I think their name is alfiesgreatjoy or something along those lines. They are super cool and basically all of the Richard stans in their circle.

Man, B and R’s height differences confuses me sometimes Richard is taller than Brandon and other times it’s brandon who is taller than Richard ...

Anyone know how long they were inseparable between feb-March?

R464 they were apart most of feb cause Brandon was filming in NorCal and Richard was doing promo and interviews and then Brandon left for Miami like a week or so after filming wrapped on 2/15 and then returned on the latter end of the first week of March. They spent most of March together i believe, but still nothing close to what June was. The timeline is probably a better guide to check for yourself though!

Interesting but they were official together in February right or did they really start there relationship in March?

If you look at the timeline you'll see that February B was filming and R was doing promo. They were both in work mode until the beginning of March when things started to heat up between the two. And they've been inseparable since early March. I think that's around the time they got really serious about each other and R decided that he'd move to LA officially.

R466 I personally think Richard made it clear he wanted Brandon officially in December because I doubt Brandon would’ve abandoned his NYE plans with friends or family to fly to random af Scotland for a guy he may talk to in 2019 or not. I think they were living together and dating by then and in January it’s obvious they were since Richard brought Brandon to the Elton concert in Sacramento and introduced him to his best friends including good Emma at critics choice after party and Taron at some date in January. Brandon also received his necklace most likely from Richard prior to 2/10. I just think by March they were properly able to spend extended period of time together including brandon’s first visit to his home in London that last week of March (after they went to the Wallows album release party).

Gemma*** ^

But wasn’t Richard spotted with Brandon’s dog in feb? So basically they text and dm around December, casually see each other Jan-feb and made it official around March?! So they have been official together for 5 months?

R470 I think it was made official in December. Why would Richard be inviting him to all of these things in January if he wasn’t already living with him in LA?

Also it seems obvious they have been together in an official capacity since December because Sam posted those sad song lyrics on Feb 6th on his IG story and the next day Brandon deleted the rest of their photos together on his Instagram. Someone most likely told sam that Richard was living and dating his ex in LA. Looking back at March, it’s so obvious that they had already been together for a few months by then.

There's no way R & B would have gone to Scotland for NYE for some random hookup. They were likely together together in Dec. For the NYE thing to have happened.

It probably looks like March was "official" because they were able to really spend time together. It's pretty obvious that when R was going back and forth to LA for work he was likely visiting B on set whenever he could.

Yeah Dylan and Richard def surprised me with that video snippet from the Wallows album release party. Brandon didn’t introduce them to each other and Richard’s “hows it going?” seemed like he was just making small talk with someone he’s met before (most likely around norcal during 13RW filming). I honestly am shocked that they seemed familiar with each other lol. I just assumed Dylan would’ve found out about Richard when the rumors started hahaha

Whoever the anon who asked about the wallows evidence did a huge blessing because it revealed so muchbthat had previously been unknown.

R definitely had known the 13rw crew. It's clear that he'd been visiting the set. They all seemed way too familiar for it to be a first meeting.

R458 I find that pic hilarious too, I wonder what made him pull that face lol

Someone mentioned this a couple of threads ago but on the timeline the Sacramento Elton John concert should be changed to 1/16, not the 14th

(Also if possible could we also link the critics choice date to the photo of everyone at the after party?)

This is why I'm not convinced that B's private Facebook account from a few threads back is fake. On Dec. 4, he posted "Fantasize we ain't apart" on FB and posted that series of shirtless pics on IG all on the same day. By Dec. 16, he changed his relationship status to "in a relationship." That date makes sense to me based on everything else we know. If you go back to his June '18 activity, you can see a lot of posts and comments that indicate that his relationship with Sam was running very hot and cold and then exploded. It looks like they broke up on June 18, 10 days before it was even reported. My theory of the case is that they're (the 13 RW cast) using these FB accounts like a Slack channel for them and their friends (including a second FB page for B's mom, whom we've seen partying with the cast, remember). I really don't think these are just crazy fan accounts. If you look closely, many of the comments aren't even public. It looks like they deliberately make public some posts and not others when there's some drama going down.

I don’t think his URL would be Brandon foley. He has an actual Facebook that ceased being active in 2017. I think this fake one is just result of a coincidence and now that we have an actual timeline, people feel like they can fit it the sequence of events when in reality it’s probably just a joke page.

also I really don’t think he would have said anywhere publicly that he was in a relationship - Richard is intensely private himself and that would’ve just been a red flag to him if he somehow came across it. The only public page Brandon claims are instagram, Twitter (that he never used) and then the Spotify page.

The FB page was fake Anything that seems like it might line up with the timeline is a coincidence. Someone was trolling. Why would his mom have a fake account as well?

R388 the one decent account that updates pretty much what is written here - @kosmikmalex

Brandon is awake and just liked Gemma’s photo! Wonder if they will be meeting up with her and Dominic!

R483 are they ever leaving Italy?

R484 HAHAHA at this point, probably not. Man Brandon has to be madly in love with this man....to leave Charlie for THIS along is extraordinary for a dog mom like him. He even brings Charlie with him on set of 13RW/his movies lmaoooo. I’m wondering if B will be leaving for Miami in a couple of days when Richard heads home for the ceremony...I have a feeling they will be meeting up with Gemma though even if it’s for like today and tomorrow.

R485 It would also make sense for Brandon to wait for Richard to get his honorary degree and then go back home together to LA or to Brandon's family in Miami for the 4th of July. It's possible.

R486 the 4th of July would be basically over by the time they celebrated the honor and traveled back, but who knows. im just convinced that these two will stay attached at the hip until one of them is contractually obligated to be elsewhere lmao

Happy Emmys nominations month!! Hoping Richard gets amazing news in two weeks 🤞🤞🤞

You all realize that the person on this thread who is clearly asking all these very noob questions is also the one who was whining on about giving their “emotional opinions” the other day and talking about things that were posted in one of the first threads as if they were there during it. They post literally every other post almost and they have a distinct style of writing (shit grammar and spelling). These questions they’re asking have been brought up a million times at this point and all they’re doing is taking up the thread. They are a weird troll and idk why everyone is still feeding them. They also were the ones who asked if Jenna and Richard had shared a publicist.. clearly trying to imply some kind of bearding happened. Please just block and ignore.

hi datalounge people!! after reading this thread and a few others I feel the need to clear some stuff up. im a very active account in the twitter fandom for richard and taron and rocketman. i just want to let you all know that the majority of us absolutely know about (and adore) Richard and Brandon's relationship. the update account you mentioned - we're all very aware of their homophobia and we Don't like that acc. I still follow it just for the updates but yeah every single groupchat I'm in (which is seven at this point) all know about that. if you see us saying that we want to protect Richard's privacy, it's really because we do! we love Brandon but some of us have actually had journalists DM us for information about richard and brandon after we tweeted about them, so we started not tweeting their names together, or if we do we censor one of their names so journalists cant search both names and get new info. we do this bc Richard has said in many articles that the interest in his personal life gives him paranoia and anxiety (see his gq article). I was sad to hear some people think because we don't want people openly discussing Richard and Brandon's relationship on stan twitter that we're homophobic or hate Brandon, which is the entire opposite of what we are. the Only person I've seen on stan twitter be homophobic and dislike Brandon is that stupid update account. the rest of us just don't want to help shitty publications like the daily mail etc in any way by giving them info in tweets. ive loved Richard for many years so when the original pap photos came out and we realised he wasnt straight, I was so happy bc I'm bisexual! and that was the general reaction of stan twitter, we were all really happy for him and happy to have another queer person being one of our faves. just thought I'd clear that up, y'all keep doing what youre doing, and we'll keep doing what we're doing! And if y'all ever hear of another homophobic account or someone who's disrespecting Brandon, trust me that they'll get called out on twitter immediately. have a nice day! I'm sure Richard and brandon are having a lovely day in Italy 💖✌️

R490 What a beautiful soul you are for writing this. So lovely and genuine (and I have a feeling I know which twitter account you run ❤️). Thanks for being one of the accounts that respects both boys equally and their privacy (fuck those nosy journalists). I hope Brandon and Richard know that there are a community of intellectuals and sane people who are rooting for their relationship to thrive!!

oh also while I'm here - NO ONE actually ships richard and taron. we love their best-bud friendship and madderton etc just refers to that. People make jokes about it, sure (who wouldn't after the met gala photos of taron with his shirt undone) but no one actually actively thinks they're together. And if we see anyone actually shipping them, we call them out!!! so if you see our @s or our tweets about madderton, it's not about a romantic Relationship. We're all in agreement that taron is the most frustrating straight boy ever ahahaha

and thank you for being so lovely R491!! I made an acc just to post this so I have no idea how to tag your reply ahaha but thank you so much, (pls keep my secret identity omg if you've figured out who I am I'm very impressed), I just didn't want there to be unnecessary bad blood between DL fandom and Twitter fandom, especially when the Rocketman Twitter Fandom is the NICEST fandom I've been in in a long time so I really don't want anyone getting the wrong idea!!! we love Richard, we love taron, and we really do love Brandon. we just try to keep talking about them to our twitter groupchats because on public twitter you get a lot of journalists Or weirdos who want to know everything and fetishise the boys. peace and love ✌️💕

They're both online again liking a dozen posts... At the same time of course.

And they both liked Tom's clip from Korea. I wonder if that makes R nervous, knowing he's gonna have to do promo at that scale for The Eternals. He thought fans and paps were bad, wait til he's part of the MCU.

I hate to have to remind everyone that this is DL. It is a gay forum for gay people. Now I know we aren’t all gay men here, and that’s a ok. But this is not Twitter or tumblr or some other Fansite. If you are going to post here, please keep that in mind because this thread is teetering on going overboard with the “shipping” and fan speak and the last thing we want is for DL to shut it down. There are already numerous DLers who have called for the webmaster to do just that. Just a friendly reminder from the OP.

b posted from Italy!

Fuuuuuck he looks so gorgeous!

And he has his earring in again!

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOD STOP HE IS SO HOT

THE CAPTION AND MICHAEL

AHHHHH Richard and Brandon both liked Michael’s latest pic

ALSO WOW DYING WTF

R492 oh go back to twitter

R492 so you plain admitted you fetishize them in your groupchats lol

This photo is glorious and the message is even more beautiful. Proud of Bflynn.

R494 Y'all need to be specific with regards to what constitutes as unacceptable fanspeak. I don't think this thread has reached rock bottom yet.

Wow, with the necklace his boyfriend gave him on full display front and center. He really spent all of Pride month getting dicked by Richard. I’m proud of him too!

R504 see r491 and r492 And a few other very strange posts.

R502 No!!! I said you get weirdos who want to fetishise the boys on public twitter, so we don't talk about them publically and instead if we're gonna talk about them (like y'all do here) we'll do it in twitter dms. We call out people who fetishise them! okay I'm out have a nice day everyone!!

Brandon i saw liking Sophie and Joe’s recent posts leading up to their wedding (and he liked Maisie’s wedding post). So cute!

R506 I meant r490 not r491

R505 omg how did I miss that! WOW good for him! 👏👏👏

What did Michael post?

R506 Have you any reason to believe the fangirls and shippers will migrate from Tumblr and Twitter to a hellhole like DL?

I don’t think there’s any reason to be mean to the person who posted those comments upthread. They were just commenting back on the discussion that people were having earlier about some of the twitter fandom being toxic towards Brandon and homophobic in general. I didn’t find those posts to be crazy on the shipping and it’s clear that they aren’t going to be posting here - it was a one time thing.

R511 this one

He told Brandon on his post though that he’s proud of him and Brandon said “I love you” in response ❤️

Yooo Brandon's post on IG... yes bitch, we know you're living your best life - keep getting that good dick!!

R512 Did you miss the Twitter stan account girl who just came on here?

Michael is British right? Was he R's friend first or at least knew him first?

R513 It was just a friendly reminder of what DL is to people who might be new. There was nothing rude in my post whatsoever.

R514 He’s glowing! And I love that he implied that he’s still out of the country/states

R516 Yes he was richard’s friend first but I don’t think Richard actually followed him on IG until November. They hung out a summer BBQ last year with Ellie and Rita Ora and I think they’ve been friends, but Richard just never followed him until last fall. Brandon met him in November probably for the first time (although I’m sure he’s probably seen him in passing).

R513 I get it - you were stating DL's boundaries... 👍

Well R512 have you seen those old threads about Benedict C. or current threads about soap actor Chandler Massey for example?

R517 I liked your post and totally understand :)

The twitter person was clearly here to clear up our discussions on the other twitter fans, relax. The terminology used on twitter comes off cringe at worst and can be off-putting to people and is easily misconstrued into them being crazy fetishizing fangirls, that's actually why I discuss it on here, not that DL is a massive improvement but it gives off a /slightly/ more mature vibe. The twitter person who joined us for a brief moment didn't have ill intentions, quite the opposite actually. I still peruse twitter for info sometimes, so it's nice to know there are some people on there trying to keep the peace, I even follow a few who are funny as shit. One tweeted just last night that the richardmaddenupdates account was "the most homophobic rancid bitch" and was quoting their tweets that were purposely avoiding B with updates of them in Italy LOL

LOL this buffoon is wearing his dad's gardening hat, king of my heart. He looks relaxed and tan as shit, do you think he ever takes that necklace off? Also is he growing his hair out? Please say yes

R522 please don’t tell me to relax. These threads have been teetering for a while and that’s all I was saying. If you have an issue with that, make your own thread. There are actual threads on DL dedicated to shutting ours down and it’s been done before on other subjects.

And I wasn’t only referring to the Twitter girl.. I see some posts on here every day that are just fucking bizarre and not appropriate for DL. They’d be better on some other Fansite. Now let’s drop it.

His necklace has never been so on display before, he looks gorgeous.

R524 Sorry, I didn't mean to belittle what you were saying. If anything, I was more confused with the people calling them a crazy fetishiser when I see the exact same "weird fanfiction" stuff being discussed in here at length and detail which I agree shouldn't be on here. What twitter chick said wasn't nearly as bad as some of the shit I've seen in here as of late, so I was puzzled by the attacks on them acting as if people in here are any better. I'd love if this thread was purely updates and discussion of those updates, but some people seem to be bored as shit and want to dissect things we would never even know about, I agree with you 100% on that. Hopefully, the perpetrators end up read your warning when they read this thread next.

richard’s like on brandon’s post :)

To bring this thread back on topic. R liked B's post.

Where the fuck is richards post on pride?

Aw they're in lurveeee. I wonder if they're at a beach or lake or something

He’s proud to be fucking Brandon Flynn every day. He doesn’t need a post on Instagram.

Their IG activity today. Impressive!

Real life conversations with ya BF about gay stuff >>> instagram

R531 he is a chicken shit

Richard has never posted about pride before, leave him be.

R534 Go whine about it somewhere else then.

I love the necklace’s presence in this photo....it’s almost as if it’s radiating BDE

So no one has tried to zoom in and see if there's a glimpse of R in the sunglasses? Really? No one?

R538 oh trust me, I tried. I got nothing LOL

R538 of course we have. You can’t see anything really except Brandon’s phone and hand

This is his version of the variety pride post - and I love it 27483836473x better. He always has gorgeous captions when he’s talking about something he cares about. I bet Richard is v proud of his man and of himself.

R538, from the angle, looks like Brandon took his own photo and I can’t see a reflection in the sunglasses. Richard has never made his own posts about Pride and most likely never will.

HAHAHA Brandon is hilarious, dudes

Taron just liked the photo :)

Omg, I love Brandon's post! He's so sexy, tanned and with the necklace on display! And he wants us to know that he still in Italy, lol! We are proud of you too Brandon!

Brandon's post with Richard's like.

I suspect they'll go to Richard's ceremony and then maybe head home together.

Brandon looks great btw. Hoping they'll give us some vacation snaps at some point.

I feel like Richard will post one a few days from now. Him and Ellie staggered theirs like a week apart to maintain the privacy of the trips I suppose. I’m feening for a new shirtless photo of sir madden though, that’s for sure.

Yeah, I suspect that Brandon will go to the ceremony too. I hope that Richard posts a sexy selfie today lol!

I still don’t think he’ll go to the ceremony honestly, but I also can’t see them splitting up at the airport to go their separate ways. And shit how much did these two pack for their extended trip??? I struggle packing for a 5 day getaway, so I can’t even imagine how much they had to for 3 weeks! I guess for Richard it was simple...black shirt and repeat LOL

R495 Wow that necklace is front and center in the photo. :)

Oh wow just realized he isn’t wearing the other necklace that he always wears in addition to this one...I wonder if that was purposeful or...either way he’s so stunning

They're guys, guessing they didn't pack much lol.

Why is he wearing his grandmas sunglasses and hat? I love him.

r550 You don't need much when most of the time is spent naked.

Sir Madden is speaking to me lol. Richard likes a shirtless selfie,.I agree, he'll post one in a week.

R555 This is very true. I feel like the first week of the trip, they literally stayed in bed or the shower or jacuzzi because they were completely dead on instagram.

You guys are so optimistic aBout Richard posting a photo from the trip. I feel like he may never post another personal photo, but I hope I’m wrong.

Anyway, it’s good to see Brandon glowing and happy from all that good dick (and Dick) he’s getting.

R558 I personally don’t even need him to post from the trip. Just knowing he is there with Brandon is enough.

I'm just thirsty for some shirtless hairy Madden chest but I don't need it I suppose.

Oh my god I’ve not been able to post for ages!!

First up was that necklace a Valentine’s Day gift for B?

Second how awesome that he’s posting from Italy and thirdly can we cross everything that we’ll get a bare hairy chested beach shot from R sometime soon!!!

Sexy!

I want them to be staying at a private residence rather than a hotel because naked sunbathing.

Is that Alexander Skarsgard at the front of Michael’s Glastonbury pic?

I'm laughing at myself over that necklace. Back 100 (seems like) threads ago, I was like, "You guys are making too much over that necklace. It's probably just a coincidence and doesn't mean anything." But now I think it's blatantly obvious it was a gift from Richard. Does Brandon ever take it off? Rhetorical question, I know. lol

R565 Richard: Hope you like it and wear it sometimes. Brandon: it’s never coming off. Ever.

Granted there’s not much to go off of, but the reflection in Brandon’s glasses made me think he was on a boat. I can imagine the two of them popping champagne and taking a little boat cruise on the water to enjoy the scenic Italian coastline, and of course each other.

I think they are at a Villa with a pool where they probably fuck and swim naked.

All the AHHHHH OMG posters need to take it down a few notches. Save it for twitter and tumblr.

r564 Yes it is Skarsgård.

R569 why? I don’t understand why we suddenly have to censor ourselves.

Unbunch your panties R569 and take a deep breath!!

Aaaaaand relax :)

R571 I’m not R569, but I get what they’re saying. This isn’t a fan site. It’s not the place for over the top exclamations and OMG!!! It makes members here uncomfortable and they will complain to the webmaster (or whatever) who can shut the threads down. Similar to what the OP poster above was saying. No one is saying to censor, just to tone it down. If it draws attention to the threads (which it is), then it’s not good. I understand people are excited, but perhaps this isn’t the place for that. R569 and others, feel free to comment if I’ve overstepped. I think it’s hard for Twitter and tumblr people to get the difference here. Same with LSA. When it got too much about personal things, they stopped posting for a while and now just seem to focus on work related things in regard to Richard.

Yes I agree, lets try to avoid the thread being shut down. It's happened too often on DL.

I also want to add that this seems to be the only place to get real updates about B and R, so it would be a shame if the threads ended. And that is also one of the reasons why these threads draw so much “outside” attention. Again, not saying to censor, but just be aware that this is a gay forum, not tumblr, Twitter, etc, so maybe just “adjust” your tone, word choice...A lot of the original posters from the beginning have been pushed out for various reasons and it’s sad. There was a different tone to the threads then.

Can someone explain the guidelines for how to post? I don’t get it.

Just run all of your posts past r575 before you post them.

R575 yes exactly, this was something I forgot to mention earlier. These threads are where all the info has been collected and is posted at a pretty quick and in real time rate. I would be so upset if they were shut down because people didn’t understand the type of atmosphere of this website.

And yeah, I’ve noticed that so many of the original posters have left the threads and indeed it is sad and unfortunate. Of course I don’t mind that we’ve moved past the “wow they’re really fucking” stage to “wow they’re clearly dating and love each other” stage, but still.. the fangirling can be a bit much at points. We’ve put a lot into these threads, let’s just continue being chill.

R577 I just don’t get the snarkiness? What’s hard to understand about it? If you’re new and don’t get or appreciate or respect the way this website is, then there are plenty of other places you can go to fangirl about these guys. I don’t blame anyone for doing that. It’s just not the right place to do it here.

No need to be a jerk R577. I’m intending to be helpful, but you’ve proven my point. It has gotten to the point where people can’t have a differing opinion or give input without being labeled a troll or being attacked.

R576 this may just be me, but I think It’s the over the top-ness of things that seems to bother people. The OMG they’re getting married bullshit and the stalker-ish nature of some posts. To have to read through 75 posts about one Instagram like. It’s a lot. Also, the people constantly asking the same questions over again, which I thought was the purpose of the timeline?

I guess I will just lurk. Don’t know how to suspend my positivity about them.

R581 I mean if you want to purposely miss the point then... No one is saying you can’t be positive about them. There’s a big difference between being positive and being a Twitter stan fangirl.

We’re going to need a new thread soon.

R583 working on it

New Thread when this one is full

Muriel, DL's webmaster, made a very insightful AMA two weeks ago and answered also questions why previously several fan threads got deleted. It is very interesting and helpful to understand if and why the R&M threads might be at risk too.

Please read especially the replies 18, 21 and 51 there:

R586 based on my reading, this thread is fine. Nothing about tone or “fangirling” being a risk.

R587 You missed the Lee Pace threads

was the lee pace/richard armitage relationship as obvious as this one?

I don't have any strong opinions about this, but you'll never police an anonymous forum. It's a waste of time to try, in my opinion.

listen.. I’ve also been excited by things. Even just a couple hours ago I posted “fuuuuck he’s so gorgeous!” in response to Brandon’s ig pic. It’s fine. We just don’t want any reason for the threads to be stopped. So if a Twitter stan comes in here and starts bringing some of those types of fans, it could be an issue. If people are trolling with asking the same weird questions over and over to try to make implications and just take over the thread, then that worries me. When people say things like “omg they’re so married!!11” it’s just a bit ott. But honestly whatever. Do what you want and if the threads get shut down, oh well, that’ll suck.

R588 I thought they were deleted because their actual adress and other pesonal stuff was posted here.

R587 I should have written "... Why OTHERS MIGHT think we're at risk here"... but yeah, the overall tone might still be fine, but it has indeed changed and is clearly different than in other threads here. I just wanted to post an authentic source, which Muriel clearly is.

R592 but that’s what I was saying is that the threads were teetering on that level. Like it’s very possible that those types of things could be posted in the future with how things were going and who was coming on here to post. I was just trying to give a friendly warning about it.

im only here for pix

MORE MORE MORE

R594 From your mouth to god’s ears friend lol

R580 Yes, the getting married talk is nauseating. Slow your roll, it’s only been six months. Don’t jinx it. And the constant he’s so fine, he so sexy with capital letters and exclamation points. It’s a turn off.

There are certain frequent users (who show their usernames) on here whose only contributions to the threads seem to be talking about their never-ending fuckfests and wedding plans and really seems so detached from reality, which IMO is the most frustrating part about these threads. They waffle on about it A LOT, I'm gonna have to start just blocking them soon, they don't seem to contribute anything substantive at all, and would certainly make these threads look dingy from an outsiders perspective.

R 593/ OP I do understand your concerns really very well, but neither do we understand fully why and when exactly Muriel decides to ban specific fan threads nor is it possible to moderate or police an anonymous forum in that way as a normal user or even as an OP of a specific thread. Different people do different things... Lets just hope that you, I, others.... WE... archive some kind of mindfulness with it. I've seen to many of those old fan threads migrate to reddit...

[btw I fear this is my last post for a while. I have already primetime on my computer...]

R597 You forgot about all the “Ellie could never” posts. It’s spam, nothing of substance. Leave her alone, she’s in the past.

And the quote on quote stalkerish information gathered is really just ripped from twitter and instagram and gossip sites and so on so we're never the primary source of those items, we just accumulate them all here from the help of the users checking the tags, there have been times where people have been called out for crossing some lines in the past but people here seem to be quick to let them know it's not on for the same reasons OP mentioned.

That’s true the original posters from the first thread left because of their differ opinions and now appreantly I have a stalker here trying to push me out and labeled me as a weird troll..I find it hilarious that that poster can’t handle different opinions and have a healthy conversation/arguments...if you don’t belong u are are being push out of the club.

I ate brendon out 2 yrs ago