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Not Deliverables — Decoy

Preface: When I wrote Theatre of Nothingness, I said I was stepping back — not walking away. That post was about rhythm, about choosing stillness over obligation, about not chasing chaos for the sake of content. And I meant every word. I’ve been quiet on purpose, letting the noise pass me by. But every so often, something stirs the stillness. Something nudges me to put thoughts into form — not because I have to, but because a new perspective has started to take shape. That’s where this post comes from. Not urgency or outrage. Simply a shift in lens.

For a long time, I was on the "deliverables" train. You know the one. The theory that Antonia — appearing on Luke’s arm — is fulfilling some kind of contract in exchange for exposure, visibility, or access. That her quiet public persona, erratic appearances, and sometimes-questionable proximity moves are all in service of meeting a set of behind-the-scenes agreements.

But sometime in the spring of 2025, that theory started to feel thin for me. Because when I looked more closely — not at the hype, not at the drama, but at the data — I started to realize something:

This woman is not behaving like someone cashing in on deliverables.

No red carpet flexing. No brand partnerships. No cultivated influencer aesthetic. She barely posts on her main feed. The few IG stories she does share vanish quietly after 24 hours. Her Getty Images gallery (how is that a thing?) is growing — but her own socials are a ghost town. A commercial she appeared in earlier this year wasn’t even shared on her Instagram. And her appearances at BOSS, BAFTA, Silverstone, or on a lime bike? Not a single mention.

This isn’t someone leveraging attention. This is someone doing a job. A paid job at that.

And suddenly, the “deliverables” theory starts to wobble. Because if she had a PR team, or an agent who’d helped secured these opportunities, wouldn’t they be… you know… actually using them? Wouldn’t her feed reflect the polish of someone climbing?

So I pivoted. I asked a different question:

Who benefits?

And the answer isn’t Antonia. If anything, her public association with Luke is hurting him. His follower count continues to drop. Fandom frustration is climbing. And yet — she keeps showing up.

So who does this arrangement serve?

Well… BOSS, for starters.

And the broader image of a rising male lead who — post-Polin press tour — needs to project maturity, poise, and partnership without revealing the one partnership that matters most.

Which brings me to the real shift in my thinking. A new theory, rooted not in blackmail or clout-chasing or rogue NDAs, but in strategy. Controlled, corporate, brand-shaping strategy.

What if Antonia is not here for herself — but for them?

Not Luke and Antonia. Not even Luke and Nicola (though the implications ripple that way).

I’m talking about the system behind the face — the PR machine, the handlers, the strategy team pulling the strings behind the spotlight.

Because if you take away all the noise, here’s what you’re left with: a young woman with no public agenda, appearing only in ways that serve to subtly stabilize and reinforce Luke Newton’s brand. Quietly. Repeatedly.

She's not a plus-one. She's a placeholder.

And that placeholder role? It requires not being famous. It requires not being too engaging. It requires being visible just enough to be forgettable.

Because there’s someone else they can’t risk putting on Luke’s arm — not yet.

So, if this isn’t the behaviour of a woman trying to build her brand publicly, then how is she benefiting?

It’s easy to assume that Antonia isn’t gaining much from all this — after all, her social media presence is minimal, and she rarely promotes her own work. But visibility in this industry doesn’t always come through loud, public channels. Sometimes, it’s about proximity — not to a person, but to the machinery that surrounds them. When you're consistently photographed on red carpets, included in event guest lists, and archived by Getty Images, your name becomes part of a searchable system. That quiet visibility builds credibility. Stylists, casting agents, and brand reps don’t need to see a curated Instagram grid if your face is already circulating behind the scenes. It’s not influencer strategy; it’s industry osmosis.

Which brings us to the question I hear from my Lukola friends, and even rattling round with the niggles in my own brain: “Why not Nicola?”

Why can’t she be the one at his side during these high-profile outings? Why does Antonia keep filling that space?

Here’s the truth:

Nicola is too much of a powerhouse to be anyone's prop.

If Nicola shows up with Luke, the story changes. Suddenly it’s not about Luke. It’s about them.

The narrative would veer off course into romance, speculation, media frenzy. Nicola Coughlan isn’t just a romantic lead on screen — she’s a woman with critical acclaim, global visibility, and her own gravitational pull. Pairing them up officially? That’s not a soft launch. That’s a detonation. Think SAGs times a gazillion.

And maybe — just maybe — that’s not the move right now.

Maybe the long game is still in play. Maybe the rollout has to be quiet before it can be loud. Maybe this isn’t for us, the fandom — but for the BOSSes of the world.

And while I know it’s hard to watch — especially when it feels like we’re being asked to buy into a narrative that doesn’t make emotional sense — I don’t believe what we’re seeing is meant for us. Not really. It’s performance, optics, calculated proximity for the sake of broader-brand positioning. A quiet story told loud enough to be seen, not felt.

But if you’re like me, if you’ve followed this story with your whole heart — you might’ve felt it too: the hush of a quiet signal, a love letter in disguise, when Nicola, silent through all this, posted a single frame from Girls to her stories:

“If you died, the world would blur. I wouldn’t know what a tree was.”

It wasn’t tagged. It wasn’t explained. Just quietly shared.

To me, it didn’t feel random. It felt like a reminder.

It’s not about Antonia. It never was.

Aaniin Xxx

P.S. Luke has posted today's event to his IG story. No side stories; it's all about him.

more below cool-cat Luke...

P.S.S. I'm still in Tumblr jail and can't respond to any comments you may leave. I'm sorry about that!! Don't let that stop you. I'm capturing a few of your comments, and my responses, below. I appreciate you!

Edited to respond to a great question in comments:

Why not Luke solo?

It’s a fair question — and one that I’ve asked myself more than once. If this is about reinforcing a certain image for Luke, couldn’t he just do that on his own? After all, he’s a talented actor with a breakout role, brand partnerships, and a growing portfolio.

But the truth is, solo doesn’t always sell. Especially not in the realm of image management where perception drives value.

Having a woman by his side — even quietly — helps reinforce a particular narrative: stable, grounded, heterosexual, aspirational. It’s not just about love or dating. It’s about packaging. About how someone is seen by the public, the press, the BOSS men of the world, and the gatekeepers of future roles.

Could Luke do it solo? Of course. But solo leaves too many questions. A quiet girlfriend flattens those questions before they’re even asked.

And… there may be something else at play.

If Luke is in a committed relationship with Nicola — if, as many believe, their connection runs deeper than friendship — then the presence of an alternate public partner becomes a very useful screen. It draws attention away from the real story. Especially if that real story now includes a baby. A family.

So while the main motivation may be brand optics, the effect is layered: reinforcing one story while masking another.

And in the business of narrative, that’s what you call a double win.

Another comment:

I’ll also always wonder what Shonda’s role is in all of this bc I don’t necessarily think she’s innocent in all of this 🤣

Me: Neither to I!! But that's a post for another day 😜

Another comment:

I still wonder why she doesn't do more self promotion tho? She still needs to work, if at some point this ends, she still needs a body of work. Who does a car commercial and doesn't even post it, much less brag about it? I suppose she still has time to, and not doing so now might lessen the accusations of using him for fame/jobs. Hmm.

Me: It’s one of the reasons I started to shift away from the “deliverables” theory. If the aim was to build a portfolio off Luke’s name — especially for career traction — then you’d expect her to be capitalizing on every opportunity. A car commercial? That’s a solid booking. And yet… no grid post. No story. No visible “hustle.”

To me, that silence doesn’t read as strategy — it reads as restriction. Whether self-imposed or externally guided, her minimal social footprint feels more like someone walking a line, not someone chasing the spotlight.

It could be a deliberate attempt to avoid looking like she’s using the connection, as you said. But if that’s the case, it still suggests the purpose isn’t personal gain — at least not in the traditional influencer sense. She’s not building a visible brand of her own. She’s not carving out space as a model or personality. It’s all proximity-based.

And that leads me to think this isn’t about building her own career in the traditional, influencer-forward way — it’s about staying close to the machinery. The value isn’t in public perception or social engagement metrics. It’s in the industry osmosis that comes from being adjacent to a well-managed, high-visibility brand. If Antonia is benefitting, it’s likely through her agency, who can quietly fold her appearances into a professional portfolio and pitch her to clients with just enough mystique: She’s been photographed at high-tier events, she moves in polished circles, she’s already known within certain PR frameworks. That kind of proximity has currency — not in follower counts, but in industry access.

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How can the (real)relationship/marriage survive this in the long run? Never being really together on special occasions award shows etc moments you want to share with your someone. If this analysis is correct then who came up this “brilliant” plan must be completely heartless.

Me: It’s a really heartfelt question — and one I’ve asked myself, too. How does a real relationship endure this kind of narrative dissonance?

From a brand-shaping perspective, high-visibility moments — especially during transitional phases in a career — are about sculpting image. For someone like Luke, with a team invested in repositioning him for the BOSS audience and beyond, that means showcasing the “ideal” male lead: steady, aspirational, heterosexual, marketable. Enter Antonia. Her role in this framework isn’t intimacy — it’s image. Palatable, controlled, unfussy. She isn’t there for him — she’s there for them. The machinery. The optics.

Meanwhile, what’s real is protected. Not paraded. Nicola was very much present with Luke during the BAFTAs — just not in front-facing frames. And their SAGs appearance? A rare breach in the fourth wall. That was them. Fully.

So if this analysis holds — if this is strategic containment, not personal sabotage — then maybe what we’re witnessing is collaboration. Not just from Luke’s side, but Nicola’s too. After all, her visible proximity to Jake plays its own role in the narrative architecture. Each piece serving a purpose. Each player knowing the stakes. Because when the timing is right — when the season shifts — the story they’ve been guarding may finally be told.

As for the rest — the grand design behind all of this, the deeper rationale for the optics, the choreography of presence and absence — it’s unfolding on a timeline, and with patterns, that I’ll explore more of in an upcoming post.

Another comment:

My confusion comes when the truth comes out. Obviously those who know the truth will be celebrating. But I can’t help think of the huge number of people who believe he is with A… I can’t imagine they will look favorably on a man who is strolling around town with a girl on his arm and a wife and a baby at home. That is what I’m worried about.

Me: That’s such a valid concern, and one I’ve wrestled with too. On the surface, it does look like a man publicly paired with one woman while privately committed to another — and that kind of split can feel jarring, even dishonest. But when viewed through the lens of long-game brand strategy, it starts to make a different kind of sense.

If Luke and Nicola are in a committed relationship (as I believe) — one that includes a child — then it’s not about deception for deception’s sake. It’s about protection. About timing. About preserving something deeply personal while a larger plan takes shape — one designed to set the stage for longevity, for career evolution, and yes, for eventual revelation. The goal isn’t to fool fans forever, but to shape a narrative that can land on their terms, not the media’s.

And I suspect that when that moment comes — when the truth is fully visible — it will be accompanied by a story that reframes everything. One of love, endurance, and the costs of building a life in the public eye. My hope is that the people who care most will understand. And that the rest will catch up in time.

It’s also worth noting that Luke has never publicly claimed Antonia as a girlfriend. Not in interviews, not in captions, not even through something as simple as tagging her in the one single photo that appears on his grid. For someone supposedly “in a relationship,” it’s a remarkably quiet, noncommittal public posture.

That kind of ambiguity doesn’t happen by accident — not in this industry. It suggests strategy, not romance. Optics, not authenticity. And when you layer that in with the careful choreography around red carpet events, social media patterns, and the glaring absence of Nicola in front-facing spaces — the bigger picture begins to form.

So yes, the confusion is real. And understandable. But the lack of a clear, affirming narrative about Antonia may one day serve as the very space into which the real story is revealed.

Another (and last) comment:

Why would a placeholder who can just disappear, get solo Getty images with her name and solo red carpet pictures. Why would she always seem to allude to be around Luke even when we find out she isn't. If this theory works for people then I get it, but I'm not completely on board. I think it started for one reasons and has evolved or changed for whatever reason. Who knows. At this point, I'm not sure I care why. Just be done with it

Me: Thank you for reading through my responses to your comments! This is the last one because this post is getting too long 😘😘

Totally understandable. The whole thing is exhausting — and that alone tells us something. These narratives don’t just unfold; they’re sustained. And when something is this persistently ambiguous, it’s rarely by accident.

The solo Getty images, the red carpet appearances, even the breadcrumb-style IG stories — those are the building blocks of presence optics. And presence creates association. Not just for the fandom, but for the general audience, press, and brand strategists watching from the sidelines. So while it may look like Antonia is being given public importance, it doesn’t necessarily mean she is important in the long-term narrative. It means her image is being used — which is a different thing entirely.

I also agree: this very well may have started for one reason, and evolved into something else. That’s often how these kinds of PR strategies operate — they adapt, recalibrate, shift tone. I have a thought on why that I'll talk about in my next post. Not sure when I'll write it because I'm supposed to be taking a Tumblr break 😜😂

And yes — it’s okay to want it to just be over. That frustration? It’s shared by a lot of people. You’re not alone in that. Heck... that's why I've been taking a Tumblr and livestream break!

Your speculator: Tori

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Huh…

Ok…so what is funny is you do it once and get caught well shame on you, twice people start to side eye. If it is a consistent pattern then people start to think well R U Ok.

The latest 🐜 photo dump. Still no Luke like by the way! Was very sparse, lots of pics of the same pose in the same dress at the same place. But here is the thing. The same sunset pic was posted by her cousin Alana in March

Now either she was there with Alana in March and not now, and decided to post same pic, or just ripped the pic off her cousin as recycled content. Just like we suspect she has done other times to makes us think she is in the vicinity of Luke and family but not actually there with photo evidence.

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Yo the Brazil stop World Tour anniversary stuff got me grinning from ear to ear. They were SOOO unhinged there and I LOVE IT. I also remember first seeing the promos of when N is adjusting L’s clothes despite you know the team of handlers/MUA and groomers behind them. I showed my friend who were not in the fandom at all honestly were even behind GA Bridgerton audience and they saw the clip and IMMEDIATELY went woah are they dating in real life? They legit look like they’re on their honeymoon when they saw it without me even explaining all the stuff! Good times. Also that video of what looks like L tilting N’s chin up to him when he’s talking to her! Sir. The assistance with the bracelet. L saying he wishes they weren’t wearing clothes right now because of the heat; him referencing the carriage downstairs! Nicola touching his lower back and caressing it. N being sooo giggly about the emojis for the carriage. When L talks about how N is similar to Penelope and Lady Whistledown in the sweetest way and N’s face at hearing it! L looking at N during the drinks photoshoot. Also N saying that she feels less cynical about love after filming their season and she was talking to L about that! The dinners. The nighttime beach walks. Also the who’s more cheeky. What N looks for in a man. Whose more cheeky and L falling off his chair at N saying herself (how BADLY we all wanna know what their referencing lol) also L gagging N with his response that him using the two fingers to fix Penelope’s dress was INTENTIONAL! Also N saying “they don’t have to ever worry there’s REAL love there. The sexy photoshoot on that balcony and bathtub. Just wow Brazil was a treasure of Lukola/Nuke content.

Brazil will forever be THAT GIRL 😭🇧🇷

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Yo the Brazil stop World Tour anniversary stuff got me grinning from ear to ear. They were SOOO unhinged there and I LOVE IT. I also remember first seeing the promos of when N is adjusting L’s clothes despite you know the team of handlers/MUA and groomers behind them. I showed my friend who were not in the fandom at all honestly were even behind GA Bridgerton audience and they saw the clip and IMMEDIATELY went woah are they dating in real life? They legit look like they’re on their honeymoon when they saw it without me even explaining all the stuff! Good times. Also that video of what looks like L tilting N’s chin up to him when he’s talking to her! Sir. The assistance with the bracelet. L saying he wishes they weren’t wearing clothes right now because of the heat; him referencing the carriage downstairs! Nicola touching his lower back and caressing it. N being sooo giggly about the emojis for the carriage. When L talks about how N is similar to Penelope and Lady Whistledown in the sweetest way and N’s face at hearing it! L looking at N during the drinks photoshoot. Also N saying that she feels less cynical about love after filming their season and she was talking to L about that! The dinners. The nighttime beach walks. Also the who’s more cheeky. What N looks for in a man. Whose more cheeky and L falling off his chair at N saying herself (how BADLY we all wanna know what their referencing lol) also L gagging N with his response that him using the two fingers to fix Penelope’s dress was INTENTIONAL! Also N saying “they don’t have to ever worry there’s REAL love there. The sexy photoshoot on that balcony and bathtub. Just wow Brazil was a treasure of Lukola/Nuke content.

Brazil will forever be THAT GIRL 😭🇧🇷

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Remember this interview posted on SHONDALAND with Luke & Nic during the tour and the one interviewing them said "-I'm not entirely convinced that the real-life people sitting in front of me are not actually in love."?!

And then look at Nic's response to that. We know she likes to joke or overcompensate when confronted with a truth she doesn't want set free yet. Thing is that " Yeah, we've kept that one REALLY secret. " is the truth, she's disguising it in a joking way. And there's been quite a few times she's done that...😏🤭🥰👀

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Just leaving this here because iykyk.

And a b&W version for @frantastical

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So they aren’t photographed together for ages, he goes everywhere with Antonia and yet BAFTA still sat him directly behind her? There were so many other places they could have sat them, but no, together is where they put them.

The existence of Antonia becomes irrelevant as soon as you put Luke back into Nic’s vicinity.

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I love the ‘Behind Bridgerton - Inside The Scene: A Dance Story’ feature for Season 3.

Witnessing Luke learn and perfect his role as Colin in even the smallest ways in these behind the scenes clips is so incredible and fun to watch.

It is so evident this man loves what he does for his job, and I’m grateful we get to see these tiny glimpses of it 🫶

“And yeah, it’s great fun!”

*Gifs by me. Feel free to use. No credit needed*

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✨THEORY TIME✨ THE SWITCH UP

Everything I say here is pure speculation and theory. Don’t like it don’t read.

I think we’re seeing a role reversal.

I think we’re seeing Nicola get the Luke Summer 2024 hate pile treatment.

And I think it’s intentional.

Just hear me out.

Luke was put through the fucking wringer online after the London premiere. Like senselessly and from the same fandom that was boosting him just the week before.

Shit got messy. It looked messy at least between mid June and early August. Then it started to die down. The Luke hate started to fizzle out and by the time December rolled around it felt like things really changed.

Sure, when he popped up with Antonia again it kind of started in some but not nearly as bad as it was at the end of the press tour.

Because Luke fell on the sword. And now? Now I think Nicola is doing the same.

If you look back, Nicola got the “he’s not good enough for you anyway” treatment. The girl that got rejected idea. She got uplifted and put on a pedestal and had to delete nasty comments about Luke on her IG posts because things looked a certain way.

So what are we seeing now? Nicola and Jake. Polaroids. Spoon reflections. Overshadowing of certain accomplishments with his presence. A media push (albeit pushed by other reasons but still serving this purpose) of a fake relationship with the most sibling energy ever.

And she’s getting hate from all corners. I’ve even gotten a few “Luke deserves better” asks that I won’t publish after Thursday. Admittedly I was even like GIRL WTF.

But what makes more sense to me, and why she’s seeming to go against all the shit she said she didn’t want and low key picking at fandom lore and Jake stepping up his trolling, is because she’s taking her turn now.

Because what would it look like if Nic and Luke came out with everything and she looks like she got off scot free? And what if there’s some guilt there associated because she’s had a great 2024 from what we’ve seen publicly and on SM. She’s still having a great 2025.

What if she’s ensuring she’s got the same kind of hate under her belt to even things out? We’ve already seemingly got Boss 2.0. Was Cannes the equivalent to Luke’s BAFTA?

The hate is suffocating. It feels like summer 2024 again but more people are scratching their fucking heads.

All that to say this…

Luke kicked it off last summer, Nic is gonna close it out this summer.

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I’m just saying…

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so the Luktonia that came to brag about InStyle anniversary, I actually also thought that Luke was told not to talk about his GF and did so they did all of the hotel bathroom dances/InStyle as a rebellion of sorts, to be visible but in the shadows. Premiere pap happened, KAnthony's celebrating that Luke couldn't wait a day to bring his true love out, and sadly I believed them even though I saw the entire WT - I thought it doesn't matter I remember that hand tapping thing (for comfort/energy??) he did with Nicola in NYC, he didn;t know the cameras were on them. They still shared something special so while it was confusing that he brought A out immediately, I thought maybe it was unplanned.

But then even after Bridgerton press was over, they still continued to be weird asf. Not out in the open not ever looking like they're in love. And then Nicola was following Luke and Antonia's playbook, almost exactly. Wearing each other's. clothes, DeuxMoi "spotteds", Jake's profile picture for the longest time was him wearing the Bagels hat in the hotel they had April press in (we know because Antonia also did multiple dances from there). It was toooo obvious and too much. So yeah, I also believe Antonia was never really Luke's girlfriend, not since Feb at least and while i can't trust what people do on camera, there actually are moments where they don't know they're being filmed and still look in love (Luke's blowing a kiss at NYC, "I'll be the Ken", Nic looking for his hand behind their backs in Brazil...)

Almost like a copy and paste

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If I am wrong I'll accept it. I am trying to be as mild as possible with my descriptions. My theory is Luke and Nicola been eye fucking since 2019 and did more than kissing on screen as Colin and Pen during filming. Listen to the other descriptions of the leads who discussed their intimacy scenes compared to NicLuke, those two were too into it. And don't tell me it is because they wanted to do well and felt the pressure of leading the season, I'm not denying that. Those fuckers were doing too much. Plus they were trading notes about kissing etc before they started filming, can you imagine the type of conversations they had about it? If they both felt insecure for camera imagine the comforting words they had for each other, so much comfort that they went hard in the scene and broke furniture, like it didn't need all that. Did Jade see some of those notes they shared with each other? That question I want to be answered because they knew since season 2 filming they would be the next leads and he was with Jade in season 2. Sorry guys, our faves are down right fucking messy. Relationships or not.

Lizzy telling them what to do after the scenes and filming so they won't confuse their feelings? That's standard intimacy coordinator advice but did they take it? He felt comfortable to flash her because he knew she would laugh and waste a take....sure Jan....where and how did he manage to do that friendly flash? Was it supervised? The supervised kiss in the trailer? Worried about kissing your best friend and if he will like it or not? Fuck that thought process, if it is a scene partner or co-lead situation, a job to do, with coordinated intimacy points why worry about all that? All those couple coded selfies we saw plus other pics we haven't seen?

Nic telling Tiff (when she met Nicola outside the hotel/event, can't remember but Nicola was in a black dress) she and Luke were planning to go out to watch something during the summer (can't remember what) but he was always travelling, she pretended to not know what country he was in. But during the WT she gave all correct answers about what he did over the summer. Like please. Don't fuck with eagle eye fans who picked up on all that.

And for the finale- Charithra's pic of them in the booth. No further observations your honour. So yes a lot of it are past references, I went that far to show what was leading up to Australia, Italy, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, USA - New York and London. Don't forget in NY she had on that black leather outfit with the slit on the skirt. Same outfit in the Astrology interview. She had that man's eyes praying to the Gods he didn't reveal too much of how he wanted her.

SIDE EYEING THE FUCK OUT OF THE TWO OF THEM FROM 2019 TO NOW.

There’s a reason people have been shipping them for this long 👀

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THAT BRITISH VOGUE CLIP IS THE ROMAN EMPIRE OF MINE THAT STARTED IT ALL. The shameless flirting? Sexual innuendos out of blue?? How comfortable these two are together??? The way Nicola wiped off the damn nonexistent crumbs off Luke’s lips nonchalantly and he got so flustered????The way my man was one blink away from devouring her whole????? They’re so insufferable it’s ridiculous.

😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

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Hey Bianca! I have been here since the beginning. I saw the beautiful frienship of Nicola and Luke, and I know for a fact that deep down, I shipped them together. Even when Luke was with Jade. They are really close. They have got that comfort that we can see today. And it never change. Oh boy am I so glad to see their interaction at SAGs. They have that special chemistry and we all can see that.

When Luke was with Jade, I really reminded myself that maybe it was truly platonic with nicluke, and nic supported both Luke and Jade. It was heartwarming. Then when Luke and J broke up, I thought that maybe us OGs are the only who can see it. Its been speculated for quite some time that time, Luke was having issues with his partner partly because of Nic and some haters. And his genuine feelings for Nic is what caused the rift between them. I for one did not believe this the slightest, but it seemed to have been a reason.

Then Antonia came to picture. We don't really give a fuck about her before. And she's only labeled as group friend of Luke before. Their repeated appearances in 2023 has what caused the dating rumours, but we only saw Luke acting like a friend. Then New Years 2024 vid came and it cemented Antonia's status as Luke's gf.

All their interactions Pre-feb looked genuine to be honest, but when Feb came, its starting to get weird. Especially with Antonia. She started behaving like some sort of stalker girl. I remember stopped rooting for Luke and Antonia when she took pics and vids of Luke multiple times without his consent. That shit didn't sit well with me. Especially with that concert. That is weird as hell.

Somebody asked me before that if we got a repeat of NYE kiss, am I going to stay here and my answer is yes.

I have seen a tug of war of feelings between Nic and Luke. And their closeness with each other intensified last year. And us OGs have began suspecting something did happened between the two of them.

I have survive multiple times in this fandom and lord, I am ten feet deep into this grave 🤣

But I will say this. Something changed between Nicola and Luke last year. And I mean this in a good way possible.

So I will be giving them another 2 years to settle whatever feelings they still fighting coz I have seen that shit. It ended with marriage.

So whatever you guys are hearing from their rumoured partner, nor what tabloids are saying. Trust yourselves. You guys have seen it with your own two eyes. That those two are unhinged and unstoppable when it comes to each other.

And I trusted myself, that's why I'm here. It got me here now, like the hell I am leaving now where its super close now. The possibility of them being together romantically is 100% certain.

Atleast, I know those two can't help and act like old married couple in love with each other for years now. Still true to this day.

You guys are strong as hell for sticking around this long!

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The more people accept that celebs posting and sharing things on their socials is selected and controlled the more its easier for them to realize that what we see on their personal lives via social media is only 10% of their private lives. They put out what they want people to see on their lives.

Not to mention, partly the reason why some of us are feeling the strain because of Jake narrative is because that's all we see. And it made me go back to Nic's interview about her private life, especially her love life. Her words, not mine, "I like to keep it private."

For someone who wants to mum about her relationship private, she 'certainly' likes to parade the Jake narrative. *cough cough* (don't take this seriously tho lol)

I think we need to realize that we should be more concern about is what Nic doesn't want us to see instead of what she's putting out in her personal account for us to look. Because that tells us more than what's she putting out there.

And if you look back at Nic's ig, just see the certain person who appeared the most on her posts. Then we all see the shift. And then poof, the silence. To me, that certain someone fits the description about keeping the 'relationship' real private. They had no qualms about interacting on social media before and yet, cough cough, the silence. The SILENCE. Now, they kept the interactiom bare minimum and I can still remember the chaos week last August.

That chaos week was full of signs we personally got from Nicola. And she wants us to see that.

Just a thought B. Sorry I had this typed out while I'm feeling under the weather but I was annoyed for some reason about why we kept seeing Jake around Nic's lives. Then I realize they are friends and the reason why am I so annoyed is because I let myself believe for a moment that Nic and Jake are more than friends.

That jakeholes fails to realize is that, if the Jake narrative is what we all are seeing, that's because a certain someone wants us to see that way. And no, not because they are in a romantic relationship of some sort. Its all because it is convenient. I'll leave it to people to actually realize that.

Ugh anon you deserve a medal fr 🏅

I fear this type of thought process doesn’t exist for a lot of people though. People get too focused on what we see. They don’t bother to think about what we don’t see.

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CRAZY ABOUT THEIR LOVE

"There's love there" dixit Nicola.

Yesterday, Nicola received a BAFTA nomination for her work in Big Mood, which has been renewed for a second season. She is a talented actress with a good heart and an agreeable personality. I hope that she’ll win and if she doesn’t it’s ok. Whether she wins or not, there are likely more opportunities ahead for her to achieve further successes. There have also been discussions regarding her private life, which is unfortunate on a day that marks a significant milestone in her career.

Was it unfortunate? Yes! Unexpected? No!

Her talent and beauty are widely recognized, but much of the interest in her online is centered around her private life. She may not be comfortable with this aspect of her popularity, and public figures often have limited control over how they are perceived. I’ve never been a real fan of a person before and certainly not to the point of knowing as much as I know now about lukola. The fact is that I’m just a casual fan of both actors and normally I wouldn’t follow their activities that closely and wouldn’t be much interested in their private lives, this why I restate that I will not follow their other relationships as I am not fully aware of the dynamics or background information necessary to form a conclusive opinion and what has transpired to this day isn’t appealing to me and to be fair can’t really be because we don’t have years of interactions and the deep dive with world tour like background knowledge .

Luke and Nicola have already recognized that a significant part of their public appeal stems from their dynamic together. This could be one of the reasons why they’re creating distance, whether for personal reasons, professional positioning, or external pressures.

By stepping back, they control the narrative, preventing their careers from being overshadowed by speculation. It allows them to establish individual identities beyond their joint appeal, ensuring their work is taken seriously on its own merit.

It could also be a missed opportunity , their bond is a force that transcends standard co-star dynamics. Instead of resisting it, embracing their unique impact could elevate their legacy beyond just a TV show. Some connections aren’t meant to be hidden; they become cultural moments that inspire, move, and even change people’s perspectives on love and human connection.

Ultimately, while they may try to control the perception of their relationship, the way the world receives and resonates with them is beyond their control. And perhaps, that’s not something to fight, but something to embrace.

Yesterday, someone, not a close friend called me crazy because I asked them to listen to a Lukola clip I had posted on my Tumblr. Some people could hear what I was pointing out, while others couldn’t, even after I boosted the audio to make it clearer. My immediate test some of my audience couldn’t hear anything, and one person went so far as to call me crazy. I didn’t appreciate it and struggled to understand why they were unable to hear it. Was I really imagining things? Was there truly nothing there?

The answer is simple: No, I wasn’t imagining things. And yes, there is something there.

Human perception is far from uniform, especially when it comes to hearing. Just as some people have sharper eyesight or better spatial awareness, hearing ability varies greatly from person to person. Factors like age, frequency sensitivity, past exposure to loud sounds, and even genetic predisposition affect how we process audio.

In my case, I didn’t just rely on my own ears. I took the clip, and had it analyzed through audio spectrum tools that visually display sound frequencies. The analysis confirmed that the frequencies of the words were indeed present in the audio file, proving that I wasn’t "hearing voices" or imagining things. AI tools, interestingly, also struggled to transcribe certain parts, just as some humans did. This is similar to the well-known "blue and gold dress" phenomenon, where different people perceived the same visual input in vastly different ways. Just as with color perception, auditory perception can differ dramatically based on how an individual's brain processes sound.

This extends beyond just hearing. In general, people interpret reality based on personal biases, past experiences, and even subconscious conditioning. Some are more attuned to body language, micro-expressions, and emotional undercurrents, while others need more explicit confirmation to recognize what’s right in front of them.

In the case of Lukola, shippers often see and feel something an energy that transcends mere friendship. Yet skeptics, for various reasons, might dismiss these same moments, either because they aren’t looking closely enough, don’t want to see it, or simply don’t have the intuitive ability to pick up on subtle dynamics.

If Lukola were just a projection of wishful thinking, then why does the same pattern of interactions, glances, physical closeness, and emotional depth consistently appear? Why do so many unrelated observers, across different cultures, backgrounds, and levels of analytical skill, pick up on the same chemistry? And why does every attempt to disprove Lukola rely on external factors rather than what’s actually happening between Luke and Nicola?

Lukola possesses unique and exceptional qualities. Their interactions, reactions, and ability to reconnect despite adverse circumstances defy conventional understanding. It is not possible to simulate the level of ease, tension, or emotional resonance they exhibit. For those who can observe and interpret the details, the patterns become unmistakable.

So no, I’m not crazy. And neither are the countless others who perceive what’s right there in front of us. Some may not hear it. Some may not see it. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t real.

Luke and Nicola's dynamic appears to go beyond a typical co-star relationship. This level of interest is absolutely unusual for me, and others in the Lukola community have reported similar feelings of attachment to their bond. Whether this relationship is romantic, deeply intimate, or something else, it seems to resonate strongly with many observers. The reasons behind this strong resonance remain unclear.

Humans are wired to seek patterns, to make sense of connections that may not be immediately obvious. Lukola shippers aren’t just indulging in wishful thinking; many of us sense undeniable chemistry, subtle moments of tension, and contradictions in their public narrative. This sparks an instinct to analyze, to decode, to uncover something that doesn’t quite fit into the "just friends" framework.

Additionally, the longer one observes and collects evidence, whether it’s body language, micro expressions, or the apparent shifts in behavior when they are together, the deeper the emotional investment grows. The brain seeks to validate what it already suspects, reinforcing the belief that there is something real happening beneath the surface.

For many, the draw toward Lukola feels intuitive. There is a gut feeling, an unshakable certainty that their bond holds more meaning than what is publicly acknowledged. Some might describe it as an energetic connection, a frequency that people unconsciously pick up on.

Carl Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious suggests that groups of people can tap into hidden truths before they become widely accepted. Could it be that Lukola shippers are picking up on an unspoken reality that the world hasn’t fully acknowledged yet? It would explain why so many independent observers arrive at the same conclusion despite official narratives trying to steer them away.

There’s also the idea of twin flames or fated connections, relationships that seem destined, even if obstacles stand in the way. Many Lukola supporters believe that what they see in Luke and Nicola is more than just friendly affection; it’s the kind of deep bond that challenges both people involved.

Lukola stands out in today's media for its authenticity, countering the trend of PR-driven relationships and polished celebrity personas. People crave something genuine and unique. Their potential is intoxicating.

There’s also a subconscious rebellion at play. The media tells us one thing, but the evidence and our instincts tell us another. Lukola shippers challenge mainstream narratives by trusting their own observations over curated publicity.

Here lies an interesting paradox: should we accept the public version of events while continuing to ship Lukola? The answer for me is yes because the two are not incompatible. If Luke and Nicola (or their teams) are actively presenting a certain narrative, it means they want us to believe it. Respecting that choice doesn’t mean we have to stop believing in what we’ve already seen and felt.

Lukola, in a way, is a submarine ship, it moves beneath the surface, unseen but always present. To the outside world, we might nod along, acknowledging what is being presented, but deep down, we stay steady in what we know. The Three Wise Monkeys philosophy applies here: see no truth, hear no truth, speak no truth…until it is time.

Despite external narratives, Lukola remains afloat. Luke and Nicola are the ones who can steer it into harbor, let it drift, or sink it, and they have kept it sailing so far. Watching Lukola sometimes feels like you're in a theater, being trapped and forced to watch a mix of romantic comedy and a horror movie, where you want to yell—_ “Don’t go there! Stay safe!” _—but you’re just a spectator. It’s not your story to steer or your choices to make. You can only watch, hope, and brace for what comes next.

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Not the interlocking fingers!

So Nic and Luke have swapped roles, I see what’s going on. Luke went underground and Nic was suddenly everywhere with Jake. Now Nic is taking a break (possibly because Jake is not around at the moment to be seen with, possibly because Nic is taking some time out to be a mother) so Luke is picking up the slack and being seen with Antonia.

There is such a pattern here that it has become predictable now. They take turns to fall on the sword for each other. There is still nothing about the body language between Luke and Antonia in those photos that gives me anything other than obligation.

Article with photos is on one of @biancadoes1 ‘s posts if you want to see because I’m not posting the link here.

@truther1235 and @grainner , I welcome your input here because you saw straight through it too.

Not moved. Sat firm. I think Luke has realised (or been told that) he has to do more to make it believable.

ETA: At least people are starting to buy it, so hopefully she will get what she wants soon and this can all be over and done with soon.