Me going crazy Analyzing Harvest x Earth moments! Again, if people on one side of the Fandom can grab at straws and make a case for being against it, I'll make my case for making the claim it didn't come out of nowhere, and using Hindsight MAYBE we can pick apart older episodes to find clues. Warning: Big Post! Get cozy!
We'll start with a classic episode used in the supporting arguments. The Valentine's Day one.
1.) Valentine's Day CATASTROPHE! in VRChat. Uploaded February 14th, 2026.
Do I even have to say much? He is clearly possessive here. He is jealous, and I believe that because of the way he denied it. If it were untrue why does he get so amped up about it? He wants her with him to train clearly and while some people brushed it off by saying he was like a Dad watching his Daughter's BF, They at this point had no Confirmation that she was Kid Coded or he was Paternal for her so why the sudden change in attitude? Besides, the only person she saw in a Paternal light was her Creator. He immediately jumped to denying Romantic Feelings too. He could've said this holiday wasted time from training but his next thing was mentioning feelings in that way. If it were any other person in the Building would he care? Would he react the way he did? But because it's Earth in specific, he did. Hm... Suspicious? 🤔.
2.) Harvest VS Chico! In VRChat. Uploaded February 20th, 2026.
This is another heavy hitter because that jealousy comes out in full. He conveniently comes to confront Chico literally RIGHT after Chico and Earth became official. Getting there that soon and knowing what they were talking about? Implies he was eavesdropping or spying. Meaning something about this conversation was awfully important for him to poke his nose in on. He insults Chico with sensitive topics and says he did digging. Why dig? Why hone in specifically on Chico? If you're picking up what I'm putting down then you get the gist. Then there is when Chico says Harvest is an idiot who can't confront how he feels. Harvest denies being Jealous again, but Chico points out that someone who isn't jealous doesn't do this crap. Harvest, the guy who acts like he doesn't give a damn, suddenly cares about Earth's Boyfriend? Even if this is brushed off as a friend being protective, no one else, like Lunar or her other friends came down on her and Chico being a thing like Harvest did here. This was specifically Harvest. Trying to say Chico didn't do enough. He states he is testing Chico, which means he intends to do that more than once, so it's not just some on a Whim thing. He planned to do this. He also told Chico he was digging too much into things when Chico mentioned the feelings part. From my Hindsight, it seems pretty defensive to me, coming from someone claiming they don't care.
3.) Earth Is Finally DONE! In VRChat. Uploaded December 31st, 2025.
They both go to fight together which any friend would do, but what makes this on the list is actually less about what Harvest does and more what Earth didn't do. He had to stop her from full on killing Roxas. She was clearly thinking about doing more than just what she did. One could make the claim Harvest is holding her back, but if he was she wouldn't be able to kick Roxas as hard as she did. He is merely holding her hand and trying to talk her down from this. Not even Mars attempted that. What makes this so special? If she didn't want Harvest holding her hand, she wasn't being held back so hard as to be unable to pull her hand away. She didn't. She let her hand be held in that moment. Now he did stop her I believe when she first got on Roxas, but after the initial snap and she was kicking him, he let her. He also doesn't even let Roxas get a word in edgewise. She could've clearly pulled her hand back but via not, you could say she wanted comfort in that moment. And again, no one else really tried to stop her from putting Roxas in the Dirt besides Harvest. It goes to show they do trust and understand each other.
4.) Mars LOVES FOLLY! in VRChat. Uploaded May 20th, 2026.
Now you're probably wondering why this episode is in here but let me explain. In the opening of the episode, Earth picks Harvest up, and dangles him over the side of the Balcony. Now tell me, who else would be able to do that with Harvest at this time, or hell, even now, and not regret their life choices? Oh wait, that's right, Earth. Any other friend Harvest could have or that he connects to, would be getting the absolute shit beaten out of them if they picked him up. That and he doesn't fight. He doesn't threaten her when he very well could. He lets her just casually dangle him. Which implies he trusts she won't drop him, and it won't damage him much anyways. They go back and forth yeah, but no violence happens. She even teased him by shoving her hair in his face. This could be perceived as friendly but I don't think Harvest would even allow a "Good" friend of his, to just pick him up and dangle him like that.
5.) Lunar SAVES HARVEST in VRChat. Uploaded March 3rd, 2026.
Even while literally paralyzed on the cave ground, and Lunar having to roll him to save his life, he still gets upset with Lunar, and tells him to Unhand him, and clearly didn't like him in his personal space. Yet, he had no issue with Earth being in his Personal Space. He had no issue with her crouching right by him close, or scooping him up. Not to mention the tone Earth uses of just pure worry when begging him to not try and fight Folly. Even if he does challenge death he also tells her not to say sorry, which implies he sees absolutely no fault on her in any of this. Looking back I don't think I can see this as a coincidence.
6.) Earth and Harvest MAKE UP! in VRChat. Uploaded March 24th, 2026.
Right off the bat Earth has to make sure Harvest is okay with Chico being there for the training and sparring which implies he can be iffy about people disrupting or watching, which for a guy who loves to fight is weirdly specific. They both agree they are close and only want the best for each other. It implies that despite clearly having trouble with his emotions and feelings, he still wants to see Earth succeed and Vice Versa. While this can be true for Friends, I know I have Friends who want all of us to succeed too, it is one of the first times Harvest admitted to being Friends with her. That and her calling Harvest, Chico, and Lady all her Babies. Harvest didn't even get upset at this or correct her sharply either, and Earth didn't stumble or seem uncomfortable after saying that at all, in fact she leaned into it, by continuing on that.
7.) EARTH IS BALD in VRChat. Uploaded May 3rd, 2026. (Of course an episode this chaotic is uploaded on my Birthday 🤣.)
We start out with Harvest wanting a conversation, though that plan gets derailed after Comedy Bot decides to be the Plex's Local Asshole, because I guess it's a common role. Now you could consider this Harvest wondering how the hell to tell Earth she is bald, but he has no issue bluntly saying it later in this episode, but he starts tugging on his little rope. We know he does this when he fidgets and from what I've seen he does it when confused about approaching a subject, trying to process something he isn't used to, or nervous. Take that as you will. Either way by the end of the Episode Dazzle asks what Harvest wanted to discuss. And in what I consider unusual, he just walks off, and says in a surprisingly soft voice that it was none of her concern. Now I find that Suspicious because any other time he wants to talk training or since Day was alive at the time, plans to get to Day, he would've said it outright. Hell, he says it just like that in the Valentine's Day episode and any other time he wants to talk about his usual stuff. What's so different this time? Why privacy, and why when Earth isn't emotionally riled up? Why not just say training? Why not use his normal tone of voice and just say training? What about this conversation was going to be so jarring and different for him? I'll tell you. It was probably emotionally charged and highly personal. Another suspicion I have is that this Conversation? It never gets followed up. We never get word or an episode on it. It never shows up again. Just bam, nothing. Say what you will but to me it has the vibe that he had worked up a nerve, and lost it.
*Special addition add on of the time he Hunted down Folly saying he needed her help with Earth. I'm pretty sure if recollection serves me this was when her and Lunar were controlled and almost left the Plex against their conscious will. Yet he doesn't even mention Lunar to Folly. Just Earth. Only Earth. That and to confide he is worried and wants help from Folly? That says a lot to me. I'm at this point tired out so I'll make my conclusion.
In conclusion I do believe there were hints or at least some implications. I did this mainly because I sometimes believe the more Toxic sides of the Fandom have knee jerk reactions to this stuff, and throw a lot of phrases around they won't attempt to actually list episodes and speak their POV on. I'm not saying you or anyone else is obligated to like Ships, but what I am saying is that without fail the Show gets so many complaints regarding Romance I feel like we're kicking the Skeletal remains of a Horse that should've been buried awhile ago. No matter what approach the Show makes these complaints are quick to pop up. Like this Show just can't do a damn thing right. I'm not saying the Show is some absolute perfection, my first Post on this account was literally criticism so don't expect me to act high and mighty about this, I have no room to. But I also have relaxed about the Show when it comes to this. The focal point isn't Romance. To have large expectations of Romance where that stuff isn't a hot burner focus, nonstop to me at this point is an unrealistic expectation that will set you up for disappointment. But hey, I know one thing for certain. At least they didn't fall in a matter of 3 days. Cough, cough, Romeo and Juliet, Cough, Cough.
As many a wise internet Sleuth has stated:
"Still a better Love story than Twilight!"
"Still a better Love Story than 50 Shades of Grey."
*My phone accidentally glitched and I almost Posted 69 instead of 50. My phone is a fucking freak!!! Brother what!? Ayyyyooooo! How did the keys glitch and freeze that badly!? How did it even land on that! I'm fried. I'm gonna go cry in the corner now. Enjoy this heap of text I guess? If not, I hope you find something you do enjoy!