After weeks of speculation (read: tons Bella Ramsey and Maisy Stella seemingly confirmed their relationship in a sweet Instagram story.

In celebration of The Last of Us For the star's 21st birthday on September 25, Stella shared a super cute picture of them with their arms wrapped around each other. In the shot, Stella looks into the camera with a big smile while Ramsey nuzzles her neck.

The My old ass The actor officially wished Ramsey a happy birthday in a separate post, sharing a photo of Ramsey with a red heart emoji and the superimposed message: “Beautiful, beautiful, happy birthday, the coolest, most comfortable, most wonderful person you can meet.” can imagine.”

While we're not sure when or how the two young stars met, it appears Ramsey's first comment on Stella's Instagram was on a post about the topic in late January My old assPremieres at the Sundance Film Festival. Ramsey wrote an exuberant “Oh yeah” with a hurt heart emoji; Stella's first comment on Ramsey's account appears to be in a teaser trailer from August 5th The Last of Us Season 2, where she wrote “Oooooooooh my.” A match made in heaven.

The two have been flirting in each other's comments ever since, with Ramsey making a few random appearances on Stella's Instagram Stories in recent weeks.

Stella plays a queer teenager in her coming-of-age film My old asswhich was released in limited theaters in the US on September 13th. Stella said that portraying this character helped her better identify with her own sexuality. “Labels are difficult,” she said in a recent interview with The lawyer. “I have never been pressured to put a label on myself and I have always been who I am. I’ve always been open and I’ve always been queer.”

Ramsey, who is non-binary, has also previously spoken publicly about their sexuality, saying they are “not 100 percent heterosexual” in 2023. British Vogue Interview. They also opened the same year L'Officiel about the importance of authentic queer representation The Last of Us. “It was really nice to have two really queer episodes,” they said. “Gay people exist, so why wouldn’t they exist in the apocalypse?”

Season 2 of The Last of UsThe film, set to premiere in 2025, focuses on the love story between Ramsey's character Ellie and her friend Dina, played by Isabela Merced.

We hope Bella Ramsey and Maisy Stella's rough start to their blossoming relationship brings us more stunning Instagram flirtations and sweet couple moments. We love love!