One brief moment during the promotion of The Odyssey was enough to get social media talking.

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, who were promoting the new movie together, found themselves at the center of attention after the actor saw Zendaya in a green dress and appeared genuinely impressed by her look. Many people slowed down the footage, analyzed his facial expression and claimed that he apparently said “wow.”

Although there is no indication that there is anything more than a friendly and professional relationship between them, the internet, as usual, turned a few seconds into an entire story.

The comments quickly flooded TikTok, with fans joking that Robert had “fallen” for Zendaya, while others immediately brought movie references into the conversation.

Jokes about Spider-Man and vampires

The comments quickly flooded TikTok, with fans joking that Robert had “fallen” for Zendaya, while others immediately brought movie references into the conversation.

“Batman versus Spider-Man,” many wrote, referring to Pattinson’s role as Batman and the fact that Zendaya’s partner Tom Holland is known for playing Spider-Man in Marvel movies.

“Spider-Man activated his spider-sense,” some wrote, while others joked that “Tom saw everything.” Other comments included: “Robert is trying to fight his vampire instincts” and “I hope Spiderman knows how to fight vampires.”

“Honestly, we all look at her like that”

A large part of the comments were not seriously suggesting a romance, but were simply having fun with Pattinson’s reaction.

“Can you blame him? Zendaya looks incredible,” one user wrote.

“Honestly, we all look at her like that,” another added.

Many also defended Pattinson and explained that it is perfectly normal to notice when someone looks particularly good.

“You can admire someone’s beauty and respect the person without any other intentions,” read one of the comments that summed up that view.

Zendaya is with Tom Holland, Robert is with Suki Waterhouse

Behind all the online jokes, however, there is one simple fact: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are not a couple.

Zendaya is in a relationship with Tom Holland, her co-star from the Spider-Man movies, while Pattinson has been with Suki Waterhouse for years, and the two also have a child together.

Many users therefore warned others to stop “shipping” actors who are simply close colleagues.

“He loves his wife, she loves her partner. They are friends,” one commenter wrote.

They worked together on three movies

Part of the reason why audiences analyze their chemistry so closely is the fact that Pattinson and Zendaya worked together on three movies in a relatively short period: The Drama, The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three.

In addition, they play a couple in The Drama, which has further encouraged fans to comment on their connection and on-screen chemistry.

Because of that, they were asked in one interview whether their real-life partners ever get jealous because of how much time they spend together on sets.

“I don’t think they are,” Pattinson said.

“At all,” Zendaya added.

When they were asked again whether that was really the case, both confirmed: “Not at all.”