No One Noticed Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart Secretly Holding Hands in This Comic-Con Interview

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published 28 July 2017

Riverdale fans have been speculating since this spring that costars/onscreen love interests Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart are dating in real life.

Cole posted some dreamy, romantic pictures of Lili on Instagram in March and April that got people talking.

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And then the rumors took on new life after reports that Cole and Lili had been spotted kissing, cuddling, and generally canoodling at Entertainment Weekly's Comic Con party.

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Bughead Is Real Off Screen, Too

Even though neither actor has commented publicly on the maybe-relationship, we have new evidence that Bughead is a thing IRL. During an otherwise totally standard, normal cast interview with TV Line at Comic-Con, Cole and Lili shared a ~look~ and stealthily held hands on camera.

There was actual caressing happening, guys. Let's slow that down:

Watch the full interview yourself below (and skip to 8:05 for the magic moment):

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