Twink death or twunk evolution?
From pop singer Troye Sivan to Heartstopper star Joe Locke, twinks are everywhere these days!
But the term “twink death” is also in the zeitgeist, and people on X (formerly Twitter) are posting pictures of celebs (and themselves) evolving from twink to twunk, and the results are hot, hot, hot!
“Twink” is a slang term referring to a gay man in his late teens to early twenties who is thin, hairless, and with more effeminate features, while a “twunk” is basically a muscular twink.
There have long been jokes about “twink death,” when a young gay man ages out of being considered a twink or starts bulking up and evolves in a twunk instead. In the before and after pictures people posted on X, some people were jokingly mourning the loss of a twink when he became a twunk, while others were celebrating how hot both versions are — we’re in the later camp!
Earlier this week, V from the Korean boy band BTS posted a photo showing off his new muscular arms, prompting people to post a before and after shots of him, calling it “twink death.” Then other people posted photos of their own physical transformation for twink to twunk, and pictures of celebrities like Oscar Isaac and James McAvoy — who aren’t gay and so can’t technically be considered a twink.
Even Drag Race royalty Bob the Drag Queen got in on the action, posting a photo of herself when she was in her twink era and wearing nothing but underwear and then a later picture of a more mature Bob with facial hair and muscle.
Whether you're into twinks, subscribe to the belief that twink death exists, or are hot for muscular twunks, you’re going to love these pics!
