Butterflies And VSFS 13/14

Unbraiding series pre-2013 Kaylor

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Let me begin this by saying it took me a long time to put this out because I wanted to respect various muse timelines, etc. But I also realized I wanted to at least know the almost/maybe truth (since only Taylor knows).

These are based on interviews, Taylor's journal entries, music video/s, and also compared notes to other fandoms like Gleeks and took a look at Liz's lyrics and social media posts.

Eras Tour mashup Chart

Style

Enchanted

State of Grace

Begin Again

Holy Ground

Message in a Bottle

Everything Has Changed

When Emma Falls in Love

This Love

Back to December (w/ Enchanted and Dear John)

*Disclaimer - these analyses are based on what Taylor said during Bevan's interview that her and Karlie met in 2008

for excel sheet of timeline and my unecessary musings pls see below

My musings/realizations

Many of the songs in Red cannot be about Dianna since a lot of them were written before they met, it's possible they met earlier but we also have to take into consideration Lea/Dianna timeline since they seem like they were serious with Dianna moved in with Lea

I feel like Julianne Hough had a bigger role in Taylor's early life, some lyrics seem to describe her particularly I Bet You Think About Me

Liz going to Eras on 8/3 was sus - side: she reposted @taylorklosscomeout138's post (with all the gaylor and kaylor tags)

It's good to look at Liz's discography too, she seems to be talking about Taylor and according to her lyrics that she fell for the other person esp Nothing Personal and H8u and the other person wasn't as serious as they expected

This link gets updated each time we find something relevant

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Eh, Karlie did an interview with Glamour last year when she was 8 months pregnant with Eli where she explained that her mental health was extremely vulnerable for the first six months that she was postpartum after Levi was born.

Most Swiffers and even a hell of a lot of Gaylors act like unforgivably heinous bastards towards Karlie even still nowadays, so I don't blame either Taylor or Karlie for not doing anything together publicly after Karlie went to Taylor's concert on August 9th when Karlie was barely 6 weeks postpartum with Eli, Karlie doing that for Taylor when she was in such a vulnerable state with both her mental and physical health and while most of Taylor's fans hate her guts and want her dead is already such a ridiculously beautiful act of unconditional love that nothing publicly happening with Kaylor afterwards isn't even close to something worth worrying about.

Karlie is now 10 months postpartum and she's in Paris with Taylor for Mother's Day weekend, the lack of public interaction between them after the August 9th concert is nothing to worry about Anon, they were just safeguarding what's truly important until things were less raw and vulnerable 🥹

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march 30, 2015 | nine years ago today

taylor followed an exclusive kaylor blog on tumblr, kaylor-love. they regularly and only posted content shipping kaylor, including fan art and edits, but predominantly fanfics that they made of the two. she still follows them to this day

waiting for @9w1ft come on to see these insane bengal tiger earrings 🐅

Did you see Blake Lively’s stories? The lyrics are something and Ryan is wearing the same jacket that TK has. 🤨

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I've always been fascinated by Taylor's lyrics that imply friends to lovers and childhood/teenage sweethearts trajectory and creating a story that spans decades and eras..

And while many of her earlier songs may be written for some other paramours, I still have so many lingering questions/thoughts

Taylor’s first time attending a runway show was Tommy Hilfiger’s Spring/Summer 2010 in September 2009—and funny enough, it was also one of Karlie’s shows. They both wore the same shade of red too. After that, a lot of the fashion shows Taylor showed up to either had Karlie walking in them or had her at the same parties. Some of these appearances even happened in the middle of Taylor’s tours, during those rare one-week breaks—she’d spend them in NYC, Paris, or sometimes London (I think?).

In one interview, Taylor mentioned spending a lot of holidays in St. Louis because some of her relatives still live there—side note: her grandma Marjorie actually grew up in STL.

Karlie showed up at the 2013 Grammys before she and Taylor were publicly seen together in November that year. It was right in the middle of New York Fashion Week—she flew to LA for the Grammys after walking some shows, then flew straight back to keep walking more. I know she was there for MTV’s House of Style, but I still wonder why that was such a priority. Also, Taylor performed “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” that night.

“Wildest Dreams” was written in October 2013 (so... who exactly was tall and handsome as hell back then?). “How You Get the Girl” came in January 2013. And “You Are in Love” was written and recorded in January 2014, before Big Sur. So yeah, the 1989 timeline is kinda sketchy.

And when Karlie went to the Eras Tour, she wore a bracelet with an “Enchanted” charm. Like… if you supposedly have songs linked to you from five or six different albums, why choose that bracelet?

For her first Vogue US feature Taylor was documented saying "I love Karlie Kloss. I want to bake cookies with her" unprompted by the interviewer. Others would consider this a soft-launch.

Also—how does she even calculate all those 8s and 3s? There’s no way those are just random coincidences.

Why hide as early as that? And why were the other girls not as hidden and didn't really require an elaborate soft-launch

What annoys me about KK haters is she’s played a big part in why Taylor is as good as she is. And why people fawn over the way Taylor writes about love.

Taylor’s a brilliant writer, no matter. And I am in no way minimizing her accomplishments. She would’ve been big with or without Karlie.

But as a tortured poet myself, I can say this:

The better the muse, the better the art. 🌼

I’m not talking talent. I’m talking inspiration!

^and who wouldn’t be inspired by this? 😂

Sincerely hoping Karlie likes and/or comments on Katy’s IG post , just to further agitate the swifties that can’t seem to stop their deranged hate of her. Sometimes I wish she hadn’t gone to that show, but I hold out hope someday soon they will be seen in the same room.

It’s so funny to me how they see her at Eras and instead of taking .5 seconds to think about how interesting it is that 1) she showed up 2) that she is out in the crowd 2a) that we have photos and video evidence that Taylor could see her quiet clearly and that she was singing to and smiling at her all night 3) Taylor didn’t post about that specific show when she had about all the others 4) Karlie didn’t “go for clout” as we saw no pics or stories—it was just for her 🥹 5) Taylor played a whooole lotta Kaylor coded surprise songs that week

My kaylor deep dive began almost a year ago (so I am but a teensy n00b). It has been a journey! I have reached a number of conclusions and have so many thoughts!

I think the two love each other a lot—Taylor really leans into this in her music, and definitely seems to use her music and her art to profess her love. Sometimes I want to make a list of things she loves about Karlie (based on song analysis alone—though one can draw conclusions from tour visuals, interviews, etc. too).

I do wonder whether Karlie’s life would look very different without Taylor. Would she be out? Would she be in a lavender marriage? Sometimes I feel like Karlie is living a “put baby in a corner” life, but then I realize that there is no way Taylor likes the circumstances they are in. Taylor is the tortured poet though—Karlie is her sunshine. It stands to reason that Taylor carries so much pain and guilt and Karlie is the one trying to get her to see the bright sides of things. I do believe that they have [redacted] bc Karlie wanted to and Karlie convinced Taylor. I think this has been a beautiful thing for the both of them. Who knows what Karlie has agreed to keep their relationship safe? Who knows what Taylor has agreed to or endured? They seem to balance each other, which is nice. My gut is somehow telling me that the lavender marriage broke Taylor’s heart a little, even if she agreed to it. The circumstances of it all are something to grieve.

All that said, I’m glad that Taylor is conveying Karlie’s perspective more in her music. It’s a way to honor her and I think shows a lot of character growth in Taylor.

Jesus, why is it that all of my posts are novels? lol

Guys I think we’re in the home stretch rn