Toronto better buckle up; the Valorant scene has just witnessed the year’s most unexpected crossover event: FNATIC and Sentinels using this city as a bromance playground, and honestly? The internet is just binge watching.
The whole thing began when FNATIC tweeted to Sentinels, “what if we kissed in front of the CN Tower,” and, well… the fans just could not control themselves. The replies were half crazed excitement, memes to the max, and rather illicit shipping vibes. One fan even proclaimed “VCT yaoi expansion,” apparently conjuring an alternate-universe esports anime plot.
But really? The players put even more gas on the fire. From JohnQT and Zellsis being labeled “power couple” to Boaster and Crashies being shipped harder than an Amazon Prime delivery, with one joking about how “EDG is just avoiding Toronto so as not to disrupt the bromance energy”—this thing is escalating into prime chaos.
And can we talk about the timing? This is definitely going to go down as one of the gayest Pride Month ever, with these two squads trying to outdo each other with tweets worthy of being rejected rom-com dialogue. One fan quipped, “We have one too many bromances already,” while another outright said, “I hope they make out.” People want DRAMA, and they want it now.
And the best part? We are not even talking about the first time Valorant teams started flirting on Twitter. Remember that weirdly intense feud between 100T and TSM that really felt like an ugly breakup? Yeah, this is that, times two hundred percent all over fanfiction. There’s already one dork who shopped the two of them as a rom-com poster; at this point, we just wait for Netflix to buy the rights.
Brunch might very well have just been elevated. One fan pointed out Evviva downtown as the best bromantic brunch spot, with CN Tower views, of course. I mean, that’s trazillion gossiper points right there. Are we now setting plans for the Valorant team’s double date? I mean, it really does feel like we’re making plans for a Valorant team double date.
The replies have been pouring in with all cursed energy, ranging from, “how can he walk if he doesn’t have legs?” (???) to calling the Valorant community “really gay 🤮” (Bro, you just now noticed?). There were even attempts from Cubert Academy to get in before being dismissed as “too old” for this mess.
Next logical step? FNATIC and Sentinels drop merch together. Friendship bracelets? Couple’s jerseys? Or maybe a documentary of the “Bromance Tour”? Nothing is off-limits here and fans have already got their wallets opened.
So yeah, Toronto might not have been blessed enough to contain all this crazy energy, but the internet sure has. Whether a real friendship or great trolling is about to blossom, one thing’s for sure: Valorant esports just entered the world of memes in a serious way. If you will excuse me, I’ll be refreshing Twitter for the next installment in this unexpected saga.
