does it bother anyone else when shippers say that there is “no platonic explanation” for something? like i understand when it’s about kissing on the mouth, cuz like 9 times out of 10 that’s a romantic thing, but when characters say “i love you”, one blushes at the other, they buy each other something sweet, stuff like that. like. there literally is tho? i understand that some people use that as fire to fuel a ship (i get it, i’ve done that too for ships i like) but i just *loathe* when people say that there’s no way it can be platonic. i get that most people don’t mean it to be but it just feels really invalidating to aro people, especially those in close friendships and queer platonic relationships. it just enforces the myth that platonic relationships can’t be as passionate or affectionate as romantic ones.
yes that blush can be romantic. yes, they might be holding hands because they are romantically involved. no, that doesn’t mean your favorite romantic ship is canon. no, that doesn’t mean that those two close friends are necessarily lovers.
