Your English teacher and gym teacher are getting married! Since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement (and the release of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl) has that classic near-opposites attract trope on our minds, why not celebrate some of film’s best couples that have major Tayvis vibes?
From the ice-bound Doug and Kate in The Cutting Edge to the slightly more fantastical Clark and Lois in Superman (2025), there are Tayvises everywhere for those with eyes to see. Let’s check out a few couples who epitomize that “So High School” vibe. And remember: knowing how to ball isn’t always about sports — sometimes ball is a state of mind, baby.
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Zora/Henry
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’
Image via Universal Pictures
Did anyone else think these two kind of had a vibe in Jurassic World Rebirth? Because there was a little somethin’ somethin’ there.
Why She Knows How to Ball: Zora (Scarlett Johansson) is going to get the job done. She’s ex-military, she’s armed, and she’s seriously jacked. (Like seriously, seriously jacked.) That woman is gonna knock you out and make an escape before you even know you’ve crossed her. And you’ll thank her for it. In Jurassic World Rebirth, she’s the muscle to Jonathan Bailey’s Alan Grant-esque paleontologist. It’s Zora’s connections and unbeatable aim that help get them out of nearly every sticky dinosaur situation they find themselves in, and it’s Zora who successfully gets that incredible shot at the Mosasaurus. Man, women are so cool.
Why He Knows Aristotle: A student of the aforementioned (and iconic) Alan Grant of Jurassic Park fame, Dr. Henry Loomis is the Platonic ideal of a nerd. He’s rocking a wardrobe that wouldn’t be out of place in a ‘90s adventure movie, he cries at the sight of dinosaurs, and he looks devastatingly handsome in a pair of glasses. He’s the perfectly imperfect man for Zora, who has a lot of baggage and no time for romance. Obviously. (That’s what they all say.) Give it another movie, and these two will definitely have an “aha” moment or two while looking at a baby dinosaur. Trust and believe.
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Reed/Sue
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
Redd and Sue are lying in a bed with their baby Franklin between them in Fantastic Four First Steps.
Image via Marvel Studios
As if a list would be complete without Pedro Pascal in it.
Why She Knows How to Ball: The most powerful character in The Fantastic Four: First Steps isn’t the super-strong Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), aka The Thing. It isn’t the red-hot Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn), aka Human Torch. No, it’s the team’s sole female member, new mom, and political activist Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), aka the Invisible Woman. Not only is she strong enough to literally give birth in zero gravity, she single-handedly forced the all-powerful Galactus (Ralph Ineson) towards the portal that would banish him from Earth through sheer force of will. She’s the baddest mama to ever do it.
Why He Knows Aristotle: Oh, Reed Richards knows Aristotle. He probably has the ability to invent a time machine to go back and meet the man at this point. Yeah, Reed has a superpower — he sure is bendy — but that’s secondary to his all-natural, organic, home-grown power: his gigantic brain. Reed can solve any problem if you give him some time and a cozy sweater. Need to go to space? Reed can figure that out. Need to invent a faster-than-light drive? Reed can do that on his lunch break. Need to move an entire planet? Reed can get that done — but he’s going to need his wife for some inspiration. Sue Storm is the greatest multitasker of all time.
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Glinda/Elphaba
‘Wicked’
Don’t believe this is a romantic relationship? Too bad! Argue with the wall. Or keep scrolling — you have free will.
Why She Knows How to Ball: She doesn’t. She’s probably allergic to sports. But there’s no denying that sheltered, well-meaning Glinda (Ariana Grande) — a girl with the weight of her parents’ expectations on her shoulders and a pedigreed upbringing to fall back on — isn’t on the theoretical Tayvis high school staff. She may not be teaching gym, but she’s definitely giving lessons on poise, taking feminism 101 notes between classes, and flirting with every pretty person she meets just to entertain herself.
Why She Knows Aristotle: She not only knows Aristotle, she probably wants to debate him. Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) natural talents and brilliant mind make her perfectly suited to that English teacher vibe, but she’d much more likely be found teaching history. Her passion for standing up for oppressed people and her understanding of the pain of being othered would make her perfectly suited to that role — and allow her the time to form an incredibly co-dependent bond with a certain bubbly blonde.
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Kate/Doug
‘The Cutting Edge’
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