I call these ships: romances that went from friends to lovers who the fandom adamantly insists had no build up and that the guy isn't good enough for the girl
Like, my stance is always "you don't need to ship what is canon" but it is very tiring to constantly be both explaining that the build up was there if you look at the bigger picture, the guy did in fact care about the emotional wellbeing of the girl, that they helped each other grow, and that the fandom regularly misunderstands both characters as they twist things to explain why it sucks.



















