After more than a decade of speculation, YouTuber and author Connor Franta is finally addressing his long-rumored relationship with pop star Troye Sivan. In a heartfelt five-minute video uploaded to his channel on Sunday, Aug. 24, titled my good side, Franta reflected on a two-year relationship that fans have widely believed was with Sivan, and while he never mentions the singer by name, the implications are clear.The video, which quickly gained traction across social media, features Franta discussing the emotional aftermath of a significant relationship he says lasted from 2014 to 2016. While discreet in his wording, Franta includes visual and lyrical references strongly pointing to Sivan, including a now iconic photo featuring the pair with rising pop artist Chappell Roan.Subtle Confirmations and Easter EggsThough the two never publicly confirmed a romantic relationship during their apparent time together, fan speculation has persisted for years, especially after Sivan released the 2018 ballad The Good Side. The song, which reflects on a past relationship and the emotional imbalance that came with its end, has long been believed to be about Franta.Frantas video title alone, my good side, appears to nod to Sivans track, and his Instagram post earlier this week further fueled the fire. In the post, Franta shared a cropped version of the aforementioned photo, excluding Sivan, with the caption: My good side.The post came just a day after Sivan shared the same photo on his own feed, but with Franta cropped out. FYI I found that pic online doing my weekly Google of Troye Sivan and Chappell Roan, not my crop!!!!! Sivan joked in a comment, though the move did not go unnoticed by fans.Revisiting the Past, PubliclyOpening the YouTube video with a tongue-in-cheek line, What in the 2014 is going on? Franta delves into the emotional reality of being pulled back into public speculation.Ive been living in my peaceful bubble nowadays, he says. Still uploading content to the internet. But every once in a while, I get thrown back into the zeitgeist.Franta notes that despite the time that has passed, people remain invested in his personal history, and particularly in this once-private romance.There is no drama. There is no tea, he says firmly. There is no bad blood between my former boyfriend and myself.While keeping the tone respectful and neutral, Franta does share a vulnerable moment about reconnecting with his former partner, widely assumed to be Sivan, years after their breakup.We bumped into each other out of nowhere at an event, he recalls. For the first time, both of us actually engaged in conversation in like years, and it went over very smoothly.The YouTuber admitted that for a long time, he viewed the singer as the boogeyman, someone he felt too afraid to confront emotionally. But that brief reunion helped him realize how much both of them had changed.We were just two guys living completely separate lives, slightly scared and extremely vulnerable, he says. It was the great equalizer.Addressing The Good SidePerhaps the most striking moment of the video comes when Franta discusses the narrative in The Good Side, subtly challenging the way their breakup was framed in Sivans song.That song he was right, but he was also completely wrong, Franta says. I think he got the good side of things emotionally, but a song like that neglects the idea that people are individuals The older I get, the more I realize Im living my good side.Franta also briefly addressed the now-viral resurfacing of the photo featuring himself, Sivan and Chappell Roan, noting with a smile, Im obsessed with the fact that Chappell Roan was dragged into this.A Message For HimIn the videos closing moments, Franta leaves one final, heartfelt message, a subtle nod, perhaps, to another Sivan track titled For Him.The final words I have are actually for him, Franta says. So, if you happen to be watching this, I just wanted to let you know that Im proud of you, too, for every single thing that youve done.While the video offers no official confirmation, Frantas reflections appear to be the closest the public will come to understanding the emotional truth behind one of the internets most enduring queer love stories. In a digital age where privacy is rare and speculation runs rampant, Frantas vulnerable, artful delivery reminds fans that sometimes, closure doesnt need to come in black and white it lives in the gray, in whats left unsaid, and in whats felt most deeply.Source