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Instagram filters have been working overtime since Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> used a Grammys acceptance speech to announce<\/a> her upcoming eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department<\/em>, earlier this month. It would appear that Swift has gone full sepia-tone in the lead-up for the album, including a moody shot accompanying the album\u2019s tracklist<\/a>, with the equally moody declaration \u201cI love you, it\u2019s ruining my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Wait, who is \u201cyou\u201d? Could it be, as many fans speculate based on the album being written during and after the end of a six-ish year romantic relationship Swift’s ex-boyfriend, British actor Joe Alwyn<\/strong>? Is he the beloved, life-ruining, sepia-filtering \u201cyou\u201d in question?<\/p>\n Oh yeah? Well, Alwyn would like you to know that at some point, he was in the same room as Brian Cox<\/strong>. And he\u2019s going to let you know on Instagram, in black and white.<\/p>\n Alwyn, Swift\u2019s notoriously private ex-boyfriend, made his first post on the social media platform in about six months on Monday, contributing a caption-free carousel of 10 images<\/a>, kicking off the festivities with a monochrome-filtered mirror selfie. And if you think that mirror isn\u2019t antique-looking and nestled in a tree? Think again.<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n While the world speculates ahead of The Tortured Poets Department’s<\/em> April 19 release date about the inspiration behind \u201cSo Long, London\u201d and \u201cThe Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,\u201d and Swift drops breadcrumbs about her past relationship with Alwyn, like mentioning onstage that she felt \u201clonely\u201d<\/a> while writing her album Folklore<\/em> (during their year relationship), Alwyn has contributed a grab bag of photos for our consideration. There\u2019s something for everyone here: A dog, a meme from the original British The Office<\/em> featuring Ricky Gervais<\/strong>. We\u2019ve got casinos, an ocean, Alwyn smirking over his shoulder like he is not Serious People while Cox looks at someone else out of frame skeptically.<\/p>\n Swift, meanwhile, is in Australia on the latest leg of her Eras Tour, and in her own Monday Instagram carousel, showed off the new boots<\/a> she\u2019s wearing during the Lover<\/em> portion of her set. Oh, and her new boyfriend Travis Kelce<\/strong> has heard the new album, and says it’s \u201cunbelievable.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s a mysterious melange, this assortment of images. Life is a rich tapestry, and Joe Alwyn? He\u2019s out here weaving\u2026something?\u00a0<\/p>\n Representatives for Joe Alwyn did not respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\nInstagram content<\/h4>\n