Chhavi Jain 
Besties, Episode 5 of The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 had me pacing my living room like I was about to give a maid-of-honor speech. Sure, the peach-flavored Conrad-Belly tension is still the fandom’s favorite summer cocktail, but two other storylines are screaming for attention: Steven and Taylor’s criminally slow-burn romance… and the tiny, dangerous possibility that these two could actually be walking down the aisle before summer’s over.
Steven, Stop Playing—Taylor is Right There!
Let’s start with the here and now. Steven, sweetie, what are we doing? Remember when every Steven-Taylor scene had that sparkling, best-friends-to-something-more chaos that made you grin like a fool? When their banter was electric and their eye contact could melt ice caps? Yeah. Now we’re watching you play it cool—too cool. You toss Taylor just enough flirty crumbs to keep her orbiting, but you’re out here acting like she doesn’t make you want to write sonnets.
Newsflash, Steven: you’re not fooling anyone. The way your gaze finds her in a crowd, the way your smirk slips out when she laughs—this isn’t “chill,” it’s hopelessly in love and bad at hiding it. And Taylor? She’s sunshine and fireworks, the girl who could own any room she walks into. She deserves someone who will stop playing games and start playing for keeps.
But here’s where it gets spicy: in the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments of the Season 3 trailer, I spotted something that could change everything—Taylor Jewel in a bridal veil. A wedding. This summer. And if Taylor’s the bride, there’s only one person standing at the other end of that aisle: Steven.
Manifesting a Staylor Wedding: Why Belly Might End the Summer Choosing Herself
Now imagine it—these two have been circling each other for seasons, teasing, flirting, frustrating us with almost-confessions. What happens if the slow-burn suddenly turns into a sprint toward the altar? How do we go from Steven’s sarcastic deflections to “I do” in a matter of episodes? Would he finally drop the act and admit she’s been it for him all along? Would Taylor even believe it, after all his mixed signals?
And what would it mean for Belly, standing there in a pastel bridesmaid dress, watching her best friend marry the boy she’s seen her bicker with since forever? No dramatic runs into Fisher-boy arms, no love triangle tie-breaker—just a moment where Belly chooses herself, smiling as she realizes her summer ending isn’t about romance at all, but about watching two of her favorite people find theirs.
A Staylor wedding would be chaos in the best possible way. We’d get Taylor micromanaging her florals like a CEO, Steven pretending not to care until the vows hit him like a truck, and the entire fandom losing its mind over how we got from snarky banter to holy matrimony.
So yes, Episode 5 gave us longing glances, peach-scented heartbreak, and Conrad looking like the blueprint for summer crushes—but it also planted a seed that could bloom into the most unanticipated plot twist of the series. If Taylor ends up marrying Steven by the finale? That’s not just a win for romance—it’s the ultimate summer mic drop. And Steven? Babe, if that veil shot is what I think it is, you’ve got a lot of ground to cover before you get anywhere near the vows.
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