>>52807612>this is how much shiplets have to reach to deny the undeniableIt's always a cope like this. They need to pretend that she didn't kiss him, that the kiss wasn't on the lips, that his eyes didn't sparkle before he nodded in response, that this matters less than that one time the seasonal girl sat next to him (while sitting with the seasonal boy too) or something. But they all know it's coping. All they have is fanart, while this is an actual canonical moment that was animated and televised worldwide, so impactful that even six years later it impacted the way Serena could return to the series, and there is nothing they can do about it.