The speculation around Taylor Swift’s music is like an endless rollercoaster. The pop star dropped her eleventh studio album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ only eight months ago, and Swifties are already on the hunt for Easter eggs, eagerly piecing together clues for what is next in her discography. Especially, with the Eras Tour winding down, it seems like the perfect moment for the songstress to begin a brand-new era in her musical journey. Recently, fans caught yet another hint about her highly anticipated twelfth studio album.

Taylor Swift shared a sweet gesture with the Kansas City Chiefs’ CEO’s daughter, Ava Hunt. She gifted her a handwritten letter and an Eras Tour book. To thank the pop sensation for the same, Hunt took to her Instagram Stories and shared a picture of the book. She wrote, “Thank you @taylorswift,” and added a bunch of colorful heart emojis. But it was one orange heart that fans saw as a subtle clue for ‘TS12’ album.

Any true Swiftie knows that Swift’s albums come with their own signature color palette, inspired by their covers. For example, turquoise represents '1989', black is for 'Reputation', and glitzy pink is the shade for 'Lover'. These color themes also pop up in Swift’s Eras Tour outfits. So, when fans spotted the orange heart, they could not help but connect it to an orange color scheme, which they believe is a hint for 'TS12'.

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Soon, fans’ speculation for 'TS12' was reignited, with everyone wondering if Taylor Swift has dropped yet another hidden message. 

The first time the orange color scheme was linked to Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album was during the pop star’s 12th European show of the Eras Tour. The Grammy-winning singer wore an all-orange outfit on the show, which many speculated was a nod to the album's color scheme. Orange is also a mix of red and yellow, the colors of the Kansas City Chiefs, the team where Swift’s love, Travis Kelce, plays. The pop star also wore these colors when the team’s athlete attended her concert in Paris. All of this has only fueled the ‘TS12’ theory.

Many fans, however, were simply indifferent to Taylor Swift’s gift to Ava Hunt and the whole ‘TS12’ Easter egg spotting.

Even though fans are eagerly anticipating a new album from the pop star, the calls for 'Reputation (Taylor’s Version)' are still very much on. They are aggressively hunting for clues for that as well. But as of now, Swift is busy collecting all the accolades she deserves for her eleventh studio album, 'The Tortured Poets Department', with her anticipated Grammy domination just around the corner. 

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