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What do you mean by James didnât cheat please explain
okay so bottom line: james couldnât cheat bc she and betty never dated in the first place
disclaimer: the idea of james not actually being a cheater was inspired by another post on here, which i would link, but i canât find it :(
iâve been re reading the lyrics all day, and this is my conclusion:
a. to begin, seven is possibly loosely inspired by james and betty. theyâre childhood friends to lovers au đĽş.
a1. cardigan (bettys pov) makes a reference to peter pan, and so does seven (âpeter losing wendyâ/âwe can be piratesâ)
a2. cardigan and seven also reference a shitty father (âleavinâ like a fatherâ/âyour dad is always mad [...] you should come live with me [...] and you wonât have to cry or hide in a closet đłď¸âđâ). this could either be interpreted as betty calling james out on her daddy issues or being like god damnit you left just like my dad, depending on whether seven is from betty or jamesâ pov
a3. in cardigan, betty says âi knew you, playing hide and seekâ which is a childhood game, and in betty, james says âi hate the crowds, you know thisâ which idk gives me childhood best friends feelings đĽş
b. so, betty and james never dated, they were just probably childhood best friends who developed feelings for each other, but either ignored them or didnât realize what was going on or hooked up w each other a lil (âhand under my sweatshirt, baby, kiss it betterâ) but never made it a Thing
b1. james probably thought her feelings were unrequited because she saw betty dance with a boy. if they were dating, that would not have been a problem because james would have known it was just a friend thing
b2. so james is all like fuck, betty has a thing for this boy, and she left me all alone to go hang out in the crowds w him :((
c. enter august. august sings âwill you call when you're back at school?â implying that they donât live in the same city and/or donât go to the same high school
c1. iâm gonna guess james went off to live w a family member for the summer or something. and when she met august was all like âhey this just has to be a summer thing.â august saying âyou were never mine to loseâ wasnât because james was dating betty, but because james was only going to be there for a few months
c2. (side note james was augustâs first time (âare you sure/never have i ever beforeâ, which probably added to her attachment to him đ)
d. so inez finds out about james and august somehow, and her bitch ass tells betty that james dated this chick from her summer vacation. betty is all like fUck my feelings are unrequited and gets mad at james about it, and now james is like ?? excuse me?? bitch YOU were the one dancing with him đ
e. okay so now weâre on to the song betty
e1. âbetty, i wonât make assumptions about why you switched your home room, but i think itâs cuz of meâ if james had cheated on betty, i feel like it would have been pretty obvious why betty switched homerooms?? james would have been all like âbetty i WILL make assumptions about why you switched your home room and itâs bc i had an affairâ
e2. so, i present again: james didnât actually cheat on betty, theyâre just dramatic, pining, stupidly jealous seventeen year olds, and inez canât keep her mouth shut
e3. âi donât know anything, but i know i miss youâ this sounds a lot like some teenager thatâs in love w her best friend and doesnât understand it but is just like!!! come back!!
in conclusion: childhood best friends to fwb and/or adult best friends -> miscommunication over Feelings -> summer fling -> inezâs big mouth -> âwait hold on letâs just date thoâ
thank u for coming to my ted talk
(p.s. iâm gonna also assume inez is friends with betty, and when james says âall your stupid friendsâ iâm going to assume sheâs referring to inez.)
can i just say i am floored by how many newssites are casually referring to kaylor theories as if itâs a whole box to check off. floored. itâs not just vulture.
THE FUCKING YOGURT SHOP HOLY SHIT THEREâS THIS FROZEN YOGURT PLACE IN NASHVILLE I USED TO GO TO AS A LITTLE KID AND ONE TIME I WAS WEARING A TAYLOR SWIFT SHIRT AND THE GIRL WORKING THERE TOLD ME ABOUT HOW TAYLOR WOULD GO IN THERE FROM TIME TO TIME AND SHOWED ME A PICTURE SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES TOOK WITH HERÂ
HOW DID THIS MEMORY JUST RESURFACE AHA
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