I think the guys who say "Not everything has to be romantic, can't two guys just be normal friends." are probably the same guys who say that people of the opposite sex cant be friends and that those friendships always turn romantic and/or sexual. Anyways, ship whatever the fuck you want, they're not real people so it doesnt fucking matter. You want it to be romantic then make it romantic, you want it to be platonic then make it platonic, just dont tell other people what to do with their headcannons and shipping stuff, people need to stop fucking gatekeeping fun.