WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 08: Quvon "Rakai" Linder attends BET Awards 2025 Media House at Quixote Studios West Hollywood on June 08, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for BET)
Soft launch or just content? Social media users are sharing their thoughts after content creator Rakai posted a TikTok featuring influencer Yona Royale. The video showed the pair cuddled up in matching pajamas, fueling ongoing speculation about their relationship.
Rakai and Yona Royale have spent plenty of time together online in recent months. However, fans believe their connection may have moved beyond content creation after the 17-year-old shared a TikTok showing the pair looking cozy in matching pajamas at his childhood home.
The two creators have appeared together on several livestreams in Atlanta, with viewers frequently pointing out their chemistry and flirtatious interactions. More recently, Rakai returned to his hometown of Syracuse, New York, to complete graduation requirements at his former high school. While there, Yona traveled to visit him, giving fans even more reason to speculate about their relationship.
Yona’s visit quickly went viral after Rakai planned a backyard McDonald’s date during a livestream. The stream later ended with a TikTok showing Yona sitting on Rakai’s lap as the pair cozied up to Miguel’s hit song ‘Sure Thing,’ sending social media users into detective mode.
Soft launch, hard launch, or just good content? After the TikTok began circulating online, social media users flooded The Shade Room Teens’ comment section with reactions.
Instagram user @lorixasiaa wrote, idk I love them how they act with each other whether its real or not I be like aweee Im rooting highkey lol.
Another Instagram user @syraae wrote, I dont want her with him. But if she like it I love it
While Instagram user @its.briale wrote, She go where ever the money resides
Instagram user @thekakeryhairshop wrote, He seem like the type that aint neva had a girlfriend before
Another Instagram user @rbm.Dre wrote, Son pulled his first baddie
While Instagram user @ayobraia wrote, Hope she really likes him fr. They cute
Instagram user @2twinuzis_ wrote, Ionk its just Yona fina be 20 and he not even 18 thats throwing me off
Another Instagram user @1sportmode wrote, 8 love a good fake relationship
While Instagram user @yae.trill wrote, they look good together idc
While many social media users supported the pair’s seemingly TikTok-official moment, content creator Wardrobe Winter wasn’t convinced.
During a recent livestream, Wardrobe called Yona and her mother after reacting to the viral TikTok. He claimed Yona was the fourth girl Rakai had featured on his TikTok page and suggested she was simply another addition to his roster.
Meanwhile, Yona Lashay shared a few observations of her own. During the call, she claimed she couldn’t repost the TikTok to her account and suggested Rakai might be hiding the post from someone.
She also asked her daughter whether she could actually see the relationship going anywhere. In which Yona Royale appeared flustered before handing the phone up.
