{"id":997915,"date":"2026-01-09T00:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=464598"},"modified":"2026-01-09T00:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:28:30","slug":"people-are-celebrating-their-cursed-fictional-crushes-in-new-tiktok-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/people-are-celebrating-their-cursed-fictional-crushes-in-new-tiktok-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"People are celebrating their cursed fictional crushes in new TikTok trend"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/people-are-celebrating-their-cursed-fictional-crushes-in-new-tiktok-trend.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">People online are fessing up to their unconventional childhood crushes and I, for one, am happier because of it. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/tiktok\">new TikTok trend<\/a> has people making videos about their early love interests \u2014 like Diego from the Ice Age movies or The Man with the Yellow Hat from Curious George \u2014 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/tiktok.com\/@d3spond3lara\/video\/7419925821856681262\">top videos getting around 9 million views<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The trend really picked up around late September when user d3spond3lara made a viral TikTok about The Man with the Yellow Hat. The videos work more or less like this: A person draws a childhood caricature of themselves in a simple comic-book-like art style. In each video, the childhood version of the person meets themselves as an adult when they\u2019re married or dating someone. The child meets their future partner, but then expresses dismay that it\u2019s not a specific fictional character. All the videos use a TikTok audio clip where the adult version tells their childhood self to \u201cbe nice\u201d to their partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">As with most memes, it\u2019s better to just watch one rather than explain it. This video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@graphicsbygab\/video\/7421750706916314411\">created by TikTok user Graphicsbygab<\/a>, has more than 291,000 views. In it, you see a child confront the fact that they did not end up marrying Beast Boy from <em>Teen Titans <\/em>\u2014 sad!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@graphicsbygab\/video\/7421750706916314411\" data-video-id=\"7421750706916314411\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@graphicsbygab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@graphicsbygab?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@graphicsbygab<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I wanted him so bad <a title=\"digitalart\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/digitalart?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#digitalart<\/a> <a title=\"digitalartist\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/digitalartist?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#digitalartist<\/a> <a title=\"trend\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/trend?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#trend<\/a> <a title=\"trending\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/trending?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#trending<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Nesa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7186422911270488875?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Nesa<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">You can scroll on to see plenty of other adorable videos that are part of the trend. The one below is about Diego, the anthropomorphized sabertooth tiger from<em> <\/em>the Ice Age movies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@killdrae\/video\/7423526306081541407\" data-video-id=\"7423526306081541407\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@killdrae\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@killdrae?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@killdrae<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Was i the only one\u2026 I forgot to add the begining caption so if you saw this already noooo youuuuu didnnnnntttt !!! \ud83e\udef5\ud83c\udffc <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7<\/a> Also never using frame clips on this app again\u2026 next time will just export it as an animation T-T<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Nesa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7186422911270488875?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Nesa<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@vanekaiiri\/video\/7422584404687490309\" data-video-id=\"7422584404687490309\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@vanekaiiri\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@vanekaiiri?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@vanekaiiri<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I had to \ud83e\udee1 <a title=\"tiktokart\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tiktokart?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#tiktokart<\/a> <a title=\"artist\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artist?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#artist<\/a> <a title=\"animation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/animation?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#animation<\/a> <a title=\"arttok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/arttok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#arttok<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\u309a\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7%E3%82%9A?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7\u309a<\/a> <a title=\"art\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/art?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#art<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Nesa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7186422911270488875?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Nesa<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@d3spond3lara\/video\/7419925821856681262\" data-video-id=\"7419925821856681262\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@d3spond3lara\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@d3spond3lararefer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@d3spond3lara<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>We love him \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffb <a title=\"ilovemybf\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ilovemybf?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#ilovemybf<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Be nice - Pitiro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Be-nice-7419925811282692910?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Be nice &#8211; Pitiro<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rarekuu\/video\/7422028327998819616\" data-video-id=\"7422028327998819616\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@rarekuu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rarekuu?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@rarekuu<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>so&#8230; its not son Goku? <a title=\"artmeme\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artmeme?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#artmeme<\/a> <a title=\"childhoodcrush\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/childhoodcrush?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#childhoodcrush<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\u309a\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7%E3%82%9A?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7\u309a<\/a> <a title=\"artistoftiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artistoftiktok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#artistoftiktok<\/a> <a title=\"rarekuuart\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rarekuuart?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#rarekuuart<\/a> <a title=\"arttok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/arttok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#arttok<\/a> <a title=\"dragonball\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dragonball?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#dragonball<\/a> <a title=\"ittakesyouthatlongtofindit\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ittakesyouthatlongtofindit?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#ittakesyouthatlongtofindit<\/a> @Beatrice_Sapo <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Be nice - Pitiro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Be-nice-7419925811282692910?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Be nice &#8211; Pitiro<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emmaeasy5\/video\/7421797906069441823\" data-video-id=\"7421797906069441823\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@emmaeasy5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emmaeasy5?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@emmaeasy5<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>My muses\ud83e\udef6 <a title=\"artistsoftiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artistsoftiktok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#artistsoftiktok<\/a> <a title=\"arttok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/arttok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#arttok<\/a> <a title=\"animation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/animation?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#animation<\/a> <a title=\"artist\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artist?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#artist<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7<\/a> <a title=\"trend\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/trend?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#trend<\/a> <a title=\"childhoodcrush\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/childhoodcrush?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#childhoodcrush<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Be nice - Pitiro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Be-nice-7419925811282692910?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Be nice &#8211; Pitiro<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kaecheri_\/video\/7421210051081342254\" data-video-id=\"7421210051081342254\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kaecheri_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kaecheri_?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@kaecheri_<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>once a shoujo girl, always a shoujo girl \ud83e\udd2d <a title=\"imfindingit\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/imfindingit?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#imfindingit<\/a> <a title=\"boyfriend\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/boyfriend?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#boyfriend<\/a> <a title=\"couple\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/couple?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#couple<\/a> <a title=\"art\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/art?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#art<\/a> <a title=\"ilovemybf\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ilovemybf?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#ilovemybf<\/a> @giraffeman2222 <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Be nice - Pitiro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Be-nice-7419925811282692910?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Be nice &#8211; Pitiro<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pinna_blu\/video\/7420448886302493985\" data-video-id=\"7420448886302493985\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@pinna_blu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pinna_blu?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@pinna_blu<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I meet him during my \u201cnew girl zooey deschanel era\u201d and the fact that his name is Nick helped <a title=\"animation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/animation?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#animation<\/a> <a title=\"artist\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artist?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#artist<\/a> <a title=\"artistsoftiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artistsoftiktok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#artistsoftiktok<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Be nice - Pitiro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Be-nice-7419925811282692910?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Be nice &#8211; Pitiro<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22929389\/best-anime-crushes\">innocent crush<\/a> is an everyday joy that can come from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2017\/2\/14\/14613978\/video-game-crushes-movie-crushes-tv-crushes\">loving a certain movie, show, or game<\/a>. Fanfic, art, and trends like these allow people to find a way to connect with others via shared interests. So whenever people make cute videos like these, I can\u2019t help but giggle at how silly \u2014 and relatable \u2014 the posts can be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/culture\/464598\/tiktok-trend-fan-art-cursed-fictional-crushes\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People online are fessing up to their unconventional childhood crushes and I, for one, am happier because of it. A new TikTok trend has people making videos about their early love interests \u2014 like Diego from the Ice Age movies or The Man with the Yellow Hat from Curious George \u2014 with the top videos getting around 9 million views. The trend really picked up around late September when user d3spond3lara made a viral TikTok about The Man with the Yellow Hat. The videos work more or less like this: A person draws a childhood caricature of themselves in a simple comic-book-like art style. In each video, the childhood version of the person meets themselves as an adult when they\u2019re married or dating someone. 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